http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org A webazine published by Northside Independent School District Library Services to showcase NISD's database subscriptions Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:14:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/pandemic-h1n1-swine-flu/ http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/pandemic-h1n1-swine-flu/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:22:40 +0000 fayeh http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/?p=170 As public concern about Pandemic H1N1 and the upcoming flu season continues to grow, the medical and nursing editors from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) respond by offering the latest evidence-based, flu-related information for free.

This free flu information resource is located at http://www.ebscohost.com/flu and will provide continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed™ and Nursing Reference Center™, EBSCO’s clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center™.

]]> http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/pandemic-h1n1-swine-flu/feed/ 0 http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/world-book-discover-di-district-wide-subscription/ http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/world-book-discover-di-district-wide-subscription/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:22:27 +0000 fayeh http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/?p=192 World Book Discover DI (Differentiated Instruction) offers engaging reference resources and additional content and tools specifically developed for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties.

The collection includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research tools, multimedia, and interactive video to draw students into curriculum-related topics and subjects relevant to middle school and high school students.

]]> http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/world-book-discover-di-district-wide-subscription/feed/ 0 http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/encyclopedia-britannica%e2%80%99s-new-animal-kingdom/ http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/encyclopedia-britannica%e2%80%99s-new-animal-kingdom/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:22:03 +0000 fayeh http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/?p=177 Encyclopedia Britannica has a new feature on their Elementary online database.  The Animal Kingdom may be explored by Animal Group, Habitat, or Animals A-Z.  The same page offers students selected videos and related links about the animal kingdom.

Students may also play interactive learning games from the Learning Materials links at the bottom of the page.

]]> http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/encyclopedia-britannica%e2%80%99s-new-animal-kingdom/feed/ 0 http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/teachingbooks-net-guest-blogger-lois-lowry/ http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2009/09/14/teachingbooks-net-guest-blogger-lois-lowry/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:21:14 +0000 fayeh http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/?p=196 TeachingBooks.net has added blogging to the database.  There are articles that offer strategies for using featured resources, insights from the authors, and helpful hints from the staff at TeachingBooks.net.  There are monthly blog postings from guest authors.  This month features Lois Lowry, famed children’s author.

Read it at http://forum.teachingbooks.net/

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