 Welcome to the Patrick Wilson Library!
We hope you will enjoy this virtual tour of the Patrick Wilson Library at Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, Tennessee.
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 The Patrick Wilson Library is the focal point for technology and information on MBA's campus. Over fifty computers are available for student use here although every building on campus is on MBA's network. Thus, the Internet may be accessed from any building on campus
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 The Library was named in memory of Patrick Wilson, a former MBA student. It was built in 1968 and renovated in 1997 with funds given by the Wilson Family.
Numerous special features enhance the library. These features include: Current listings of all Nobel Prize Winners, names of people who have changed the world on the glass balcony as well as outstanding student artwork
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 Two full-time professional librarians are available to help you in the Patrick Wilson Library (PWL). They are: Ms. Mildred Tilley and Mrs. Anne Bramwell.
The PWL is open on school days from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Students on the Privilege List (PL) may come to the library at any time they are not in class. Students not on PL may come only with a signed pass from a subject teacher. They must also check out of study hall before coming to the PWL.
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 There is no eating, drinking or chewing gum in the PWL. Students are expected to behave in a respectful manner towards teachers, staff and fellow students. Disruptive behavior may result in demerits or suspension of library privileges.
The borrowing period for library materials varies.
- Books--May be checked out for 3 weeks
- Reference Books--Overnight checkout
- Videos--Overnight checkout
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 Students
are notified when
books are overdue
on their FirstClass
e-mail accounts.
There are no fines for
overdue books, but
if a book is lost,
the student who last
checked it out is
responsible to pay
for its replacement.
NO EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WITH LOST/OVERDUE BOOKS.
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 The Language Lab, Foreign Language Office, Computer Lab and Computer Classroom are on the upstairs level of the PWL.
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 The
lower level of the
PWL contains: the
main reading/computer
area, circulation
desk, librarians'
offices, glassed-in
study/listening
rooms and the Lowry
Reading area. The
glassed-in study
rooms are favorites
among MBA students
for group study use.
(Four people is the
maximum number for
each glassed-in study
room. Two people
may share each listening
room.)
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 The conference room is located on the lower level as well. This room is reserved for classroom and meeting use only.
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 The Douglas Paschall Shakespeare
Garden, located just
outside the Lowry Reading
Area, is a secluded outdoor
location for quiet reading
and study. Most plants
in this special garden
are identified by type
as well as the specific
Shakespearian work in
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 Students must have a signed Internet Protocol Sheet on file at school before using any of the computers on campus. As stated in this form, playing games, making credit card purchases and looking at pornography are strictly prohibited.
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 There
is a copy machine
next to the circulation desk in the PWL. Copies
are ten cents per
page. Because the
machine only takes coins, the librarians will be glad to make
change for copy users.
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Over 80 magazines and 5 newspapers are housed
in the PWL's
Lowry reading
area. These periodicals
do not circulate.
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Hundreds of additional magazine articles may be found by using ONLINE DATABASES to which the library subscribes. Databases for periodicals include:
- American History Onliner
- Britannica Online
- CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
- Country Watch
- Grolier Online
- Grove Dictionary of Art Online
- Grove Music Online
- Infotrac
- Lexis-Nexis
- LitFinder for Schools
- Literature Resource Center
- N.Y. Times Historical Newspapers
- Noodletools
- OED Online
- Scientific American
- Science Resource Center
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Use of the library's web page is another way
to gather information
both at school
and at home.
Reading suggestions
as well as useful
web sites, online
databases, and
the MBA catalog
are available
here.
The library is a great place to study,
browse, listen
to music, use
computers or
play chess. Be sure that
you use it often
while you're
an MBA student.
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