Miami Lakes Educational Center
High School                Adult Vocational

Media Center Resources

1. Books
 Select from our interesting collection of more than twenty thousand books.

2. Newspapers
 Keep up to date with The Miami Times, and USA Today.

3. Magazines
 Browse through copies of Auto week, PC Magazine, Popular Science, and many more.

4. Technical Books
 An excellent selection of books related to your subject area that may be borrowed for a period of two weeks.

5. Reference Books
 A specialized collection of auto manuals, occupational reference manuals, and more.

6. Recreational Reading
 Paperback books to borrow for relaxing and reading

7. Computer Resources
 Learn valuable computer skills using the varied computer resources available to you.

8. Internet Connections
 Utilize the power of the computer and the resources of the World Wide Web to obtain information on many subjects. Online databases (via the school district, Florida Electronic Library, the Miami-Dade County Public Library System, and others) provide access to reliable research resources.

9. Automotive Manuals
 With the Mitchell auto manuals on CD-ROM, searching for information on car repairs becomes an easy task.

10. Educational Tutorials
 Self paced learning programs for electronics, air conditioning, typing, and automotive test preparation are available to students.

11. Computer Applications
 Use the media center computers to practice the skills learned in class.

12. Word Processing
 Computers and printers are available for students to type reports and practice business letters.

13. Résumés
 Utilize computers to prepare resumes and perform job searches.

14. Video Resources
 There are hundreds of video titles related to electronics, computers, software applications, automotive repairs, television production, nursing, careers and job skills, and more. Students may select and view these videos in the library media center as a class assignment or on their own time.