Online Resources
iBistro Knowledge Portal
Extensive collection of quality online databases licensed for educational and research use by the staff and students of the Austin Independent School District
Gale Group
Custom newspapers, Student Resource Center Gold, General OneFile, Literature Resource Center (used extensively by Anderson's upper division English classes); and the Gale Virtual Reference Library (includes many great eBooks).
NOTE: To access Gale from home, you need our school password (available from the Anderson Library)
EBSCO
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, drug index and the CIA Fact Book)
NOTE: We're between contracts on the EBSCO database. Come by the Library to get the special log-on for the trial version we're currently using.
Encyclopedia Brittanica
Three different levels of encyclopedias (elementary, middle, and high school). Also includes some magazine articles, authorized web sites, interactive lesson plans and teacher resources
NOTE: To access this site from home, you need our school password (available from the Anderson Library)
Facts on File: Issues & Controversies
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
NOTE: To access this site from home, you need our school password (available from the Anderson Library)
Infobase eBooks
Complete books on a variety of topics in science, health, history, social science and literature.
NOTE: To access this site from home, you need our school password (available from the Anderson Library)
The Khan Academy
2,800+ free videos (10 mins or less) on K-12 subjects, including math, science, history and finance
HippoCampus
Free interactive content on math, science and other subjects
Extensive collection of quality online databases licensed for educational and research use by the staff and students of the Austin Independent School District
Gale Group
Custom newspapers, Student Resource Center Gold, General OneFile, Literature Resource Center (used extensively by Anderson's upper division English classes); and the Gale Virtual Reference Library (includes many great eBooks).
NOTE: To access Gale from home, you need our school password (available from the Anderson Library)
EBSCO
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, drug index and the CIA Fact Book)
NOTE: We're between contracts on the EBSCO database. Come by the Library to get the special log-on for the trial version we're currently using.
Encyclopedia Brittanica
Three different levels of encyclopedias (elementary, middle, and high school). Also includes some magazine articles, authorized web sites, interactive lesson plans and teacher resources
NOTE: To access this site from home, you need our school password (available from the Anderson Library)
Facts on File: Issues & Controversies
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
NOTE: To access this site from home, you need our school password (available from the Anderson Library)
Infobase eBooks
Complete books on a variety of topics in science, health, history, social science and literature.
NOTE: To access this site from home, you need our school password (available from the Anderson Library)
The Khan Academy
2,800+ free videos (10 mins or less) on K-12 subjects, including math, science, history and finance
HippoCampus
Free interactive content on math, science and other subjects
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Click the link above to download a list of AISD Library online resources, or view the list below. These online databases are licensed for use only by Austin ISD staff, students and their parents. No password is needed to access these databases from school. To use databases from home, ask the librarian for the login ID and password.
