AISD Library Online Resources 2013-2014
To access these resources from school, no login is needed
 Open a web browser and type “ibistro” in the address bar
 select “Knowledge Portal.”
Anderson Library Site
However, to access these resources at home, follow the instructions below:
1. Go to http://andersonlibrary.weebly.com/research-help.html/
2. “ibistro” link will take you to all of the Austin ISD webpages
3. Click the tab labeled “Knowledge Portal” to access these resources.
4. Use the Login ID and Password when prompted
Resource Title
Description
Level ;
Licensing
Video tutorials on PC and Mac software
(Excel, Adobe Photoshop, and Mac OS X)
Teachers;
All
Campuses
Part of Spanish Resource Center, includes
thousands of encyclopedia articles and images,
plus a dictionary, atlas and timelines. This is an
appropriate resource for native Spanish speakers,
bilingual students and students learning Spanish.
Secondary
All
Campuses
Huge collection of educational digital video on
demand—all topics. Recommended that teachers
set up their own accounts for more features and
functionality. Contact campus ITRC, IT Facilitator,
or Library Tech for the code to setup individual
teacher accounts.
Science Online
Facts On File
Issues & Controversies
Facts On File
Today’s Science
Facts On File
World News Digest
TEKS
or Lexile
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All Levels;
All
Campuses
Multi-platform searching over 30 different
databases. This resource offers access to
magazine and professional journal articles on all
topics, ERIC full text, pamphlets, health database
and some online reference books (such as a
medical dictionary, a drug index, & the CIA Fact
Book) are also included.
All Levels;
All
Campuses
Curriculum-oriented database that offers a
comprehensive, authoritative overview of the
sciences. Diagrams, experiments, essays,
definitions and biographies are arranged by topic
and contain thousands of hyperlinks that create
thematic paths through the content. Only database
with secondary math activities.
Secondary
Only
Pro and cons of more than 800 hot topics in
business, politics, government, education, and
popular culture with primary sources, statistical
tables, timelines and editorial cartoons.
Secondary
Only
Science news, National Science Education
Standards, Science Fair Guide, photographs,
diagrams, editorial cartoons, pop-up glossary,
biographies.
Secondary
Only
Authoritative world news from 1940 to present
through Reuters news service. In addition,
includes primary sources, special research
features, timelines, editorial cartoons and links to
foreign news services.
Spanish
Secondary
Only
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Resource Title
Description
Encyclopedias provided by Encyclopedia Britannica
in Spanish (2 levels), Japanese, Korean, Simplified
Chinese and French.
Gran Enciclopedia Hispanica
A comprehensive Spanish language encyclopedia
that includes more than 100,000 articles, 9,000
images and maps, and nearly 1,000 videos,
animations, sounds and interactive media. It’s
designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual
students and ESL/ELL program participants.
Current newspaper articles, newswires,
transcripts, opposing viewpoints and regional
perspectives. Includes Big6 resource center,
interactive research tools, “Inspiration”–style
idea maps, and a KidsPage with educational
activities.
Web-based resource designed to generate
enthusiasm for books and reading by providing
thousands of author programs and K–12 book
resources.
Level;
Licensing
All Levels;
All
Campuses
Secondary;
All
Campuses
All Levels;
All
Campuses
All Levels;
All
Campuses
Spanish
TEKS
or Lexile
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ANDERSON HS Databases listed below:
NOT available
through iBistro :
Gale Group
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/
itweb/tlc139014791
Infobase eBooks
http://ebooks.infobasepublishing
.com/default.aspx?InstlD=404
Encyclopedias of Ancient Civilizations,
Middle Ages, Muslim World and the World
and It’s people.
Anderson
High School
9-12
Sharpe is a rich and dynamic interdisciplinary
database with an in-depth focus on US and global
history and culture
Anderson
High School
9-12
“Gale” includes: Custom Newspapers, Student
Resource Center Gold, General OneFile, Literature
Resource Center (which is used extensively in
upper division English classes); Gale Virtual
Reference Library (which includes a number of
great eBooks).
Anderson
High School
9-12
“Infobase eBooks” are complete books on a variety
of topics in science, health, history, social science
and literature.
These online databases are licensed for the staff and students of Austin ISD. They are intended for educational use by the staff, students and their parents, and
should only be used by them. Please do not post or distribute this information to non-AISD personnel, staff or students.
3/21/12