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Sandia Prep's library is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Its staff consists of two full-time professional librarians and two part-time technical specialists. The library's collection includes 16,500 books, periodicals, videos, DVDs, audio books, CDs, audiovisual equipment, and a special collection. There are subscriptions to 53 magazines and more than 1,000 newspapers and magazines are available online.
The library offers a complete computer resource center that enables students to perform word processing (on Microsoft Word), build spreadsheets (with Microsoft Excel) and create presentations (with Microsoft Powerpoint). Numerous other software applications are available.
Teachers use the library's computer lab and classroom for classtime curriculum integrated instruction.
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The computer center also facilitates Internet access for research; through it, students are able to access the card catalogs of the University of New Mexico's Zimmerman Library, the University of New Mexico's Medical School Library and the Albuquerque Public Library. The library's home page offers links to hundreds of carefully selected curriculum-related web sites to help students with their research. Additionally, students have access to several online databases and e-books including JSTOR, NewsBank, The New York Times Historical Newspapers, Gale's Expanded Academic Index and EBSCO.
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Monday - Friday, 7:30 am until 5:00 pm |
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Borrowing Materials: |
Patrons may check out books for a two week period, audio books for three weeks, and videos for one week. |
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Computer Use: |
The library has 20 computers available on a first-come first-served basis. There is also a computer classroom for use by teachers for classtime curriculum integrated instruction. |
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Printing: |
Printing and copying are provided free to students. We suggest restraint when using these services to save resources. |
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