http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org A webazine published by Northside Independent School District Library Services to showcase NISD's database subscriptions Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:48:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/northsides-k-12-online-database-subscriptions/   If you haven’t recently looked up a book on the Northside Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), formerly known as “WebCat,” you’re in for a pleasant surprise.  WebCat has been replaced by “iBistro.” iBistro also displays book jackets, has summaries, and provides reviews of library books. Disappointed that the book you wanted isn’t ... http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/ibistro%e2%80%a6the-new-webcat/      Fifth grade students at John Glenn Elementary School are drawing their own conclusions!  After receiving research project assignments on particular musical instruments, students were introduced to an internet site sponsored by the New York Philharmonic, the World Book Online database, and to a nearby bookshelf full of related library books.  ... http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2008/02/20/glenn-students-draw-their-own-conclusions/   TeachingBooks.net is available for all teachers, students, and employees, as well as for home use.  It focuses on books and authors through carefully selected Internet sites. An elementary webinar is scheduled for February 20, 21, 27, and 28 at 3:00-4:00.  Librarians and CITs may schedule their teachers to participate in any of ... http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2008/02/19/teachingbooksnet-webinar/   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 ... http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2008/02/19/ebscos-visual-search-has-a-new-look/   On January 15, 2008, Wendell Butler from ProQuest conducted trainings on eLibrary Elementary and eLibrary Science at the Northside Learning Center.  Fourteen librarians and 2 CITs attended the Elementary session and 6 librarians attended the eLibrary Science session.  eLibrary Elementary  includes a database of magazines, newpapers, books, maps, images, educator-approved websites and ... http://nisdlibdb.edublogs.org/2008/02/12/new-database-proquest/