Within the district no passwords are required for most of the databases. For “at home” use all require logins and passwords, which can be obtained from each campus librarian. If you are a district employee not connected to a specific campus, contact Library Services (397-8190). Many campuses have additional subscriptions to meet specific campus needs but those will not be highlighted here.
EBSCO has updated the look of its graphic interface called Visual Search. Within the Visual Search interface users may choose from either the Block style or Column style. Each style offers users the ability to see the results grouped, sorted, or filtered in different ways. Before or after initiating a search in EBSCOhost, Kids Search, Searchasaurus, or Student Research Center, users may select options in order to view the results.
- Group Results - by Subject or Publication Name
- Sort Results - by Date or by Relevance
- Filter Results by Date - see articles from newest to oldest by moving the Date Range slider
- Display Style - switch back and forth between Blocks and Columns styles
To preview an article, click the title within the result. An abstract will appear on the Summary screen to the right. By clicking on the More link the full article will be displayed. Articles may then be saved to a folder, printed, or emailed for future use.
To learn more visit: http://support.epnet.com/training/tutorials.php
(last item listed under EBSCOhost tutorials)
This webazine will be published quarterly by NISD Library Services to highlight various online databases to which the district subscribes. There is a core collection for grades K-12 which will always be linked in the margin of this webazine. Many campuses have additional subscriptions to meet specific campus needs but those will not be highlighted in this publication. For our first issue we wanted to go into a little more detail about each database. Within the district no passwords are required for most of them. For “at home” use they will all require logins and passwords, which can be obtained from each campus librarian. If you are a district employee not connected to a specific campus, you may obtain the logins and passwords from Library Services (397-8190).
- EBSCO Host
Periodicals, books, newspapers, medical resources, professional journals, images, Lexile reading levels and translation function for many articles- Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol
Spanish encyclopedia provided by Britannica- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Encyclopedias, images, web links, etc.- Facts on File
Diagrams, reference materials, maps, etc.- TeachingBooks.net
Authors and books, web links- Thomson Gale
Newspapers, periodicals, reference books, multimedia, Lexile reading levels and translation function for many articles- United Streaming (not available for student home use)
Videos, images, and teacher resources- Visual Thesaurus
Interactive dictionary and thesaurus- WebCat
Northside Library Catalog- World Book Online
Encyclopedia, web links, Spanish Encyclopedia
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