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Most Arlington High School Online Digital Resources Passwords *Use direct links on the Online Digital Resources page

AHS Catalog - http://destiny.aisd.net EBSCOHost: most comprehensive; variety of databases, must select databases User name/I.D.: ahs Password: library EBSCOHost offers several databases within a large online database. 1. * MASUltra Magazines: Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides full text nearly 600 popular general interest and current events publications 2. Newspapers: Newspaper Source provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.

**Your best search is to choose “Find all my search terms” **Note: For best results, check the box that says "Full Text".

SIRS: Best for current events and pro/con articles User Name: tx0343h Password: 76013 Then go to "SIRS Researcher" **Note: It is best to search by Keyword rather than Subject. Contains thousands of articles dealing with social issues and current events. Special features include: Focus on Terrorism Maps of the World World Almanac Excerpts Top 10 Pro VS Con Also try SIRS RENIASANCE: which contains databases on Architecture & Design, Culture, Literature, Multimedia, Music, Performing Arts’ Philosophy & Religion, Visual Arts

Infotrac/Gale: Best for biographies, pro/con articles, literary analysis, science User name: aisd Password: student Infotrac contains research databases: Some of the most useful are: 1. Custom Newspapers TLC Newspapers 2. General OneFile 1980 - Current A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics:, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily. 3. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Current Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites..

4. Literature Resource Center - LRC, Scribner, Twayne US, Twayne English, and Twayne World Authors: Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series. Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200

frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 full-text titles. 5. Science In Context: an online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites .

Facts on File: Best for history research, biography and career research User name/I.D: aisd Password: student Facts on File offers several databases: 1. Science Online is divided into sections based on the science curriculum established by the National Science Education Standards, enabling students and researchers to access printable diagrams, definitions, biographies, and essays. 2. History Database Center is an easy-to-use, customized search engine that allows users to search across multiple Facts On File databases, thus providing broad access to an unsurpassed online collection of authoritative history reference materials. 3. Geography World Atlas provides more than 1,200 clear, reproducible, full-color maps and over 270 flags, statistics, images, and information about geography, government, history, society, and culture. This reference covers more than 200 countries and territories, the U.S. states, and the 13 Canadian provinces. 4. Literary Reference Online provides the details and context needed to fully appreciate great works of world literature and their authors. This database guides readers through a writer's life and major compositions, linking author biographies to critical essays on major works and descriptions of more than 35,000 key characters. A comprehensive glossary places the authors and works in their historical and literary context.

ABC-CLIO: Best for historical research; many photo files, historical documents. User name/I.D: arlingtonstudent Password: student History emphasis including: American Government, American History, World Geography, Ancient and Medieval Eras, World History: Modern World History

Britannica School User name/I.D: aisd Password: student Provides searchable encyclopedia and journal articles, images, videos, audios, curated primary sources with curriculum relevance, detailed maps, editor-recommended Web sites, learning games, a world atlas, and a wealth of how-to research tools.

For additional databases and AISD Ebook resources. Click the link below” https://docs.google.com/document/d/16iziXGavl0_NS_67Y7BZi5IrJSCcpIkDscC3CDaJmI/edit Resources in Spanish:  Informe Académico in InfoTrac/Gale http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ Multidisciplinary Latin American materials in Spanish.  Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos in World Book Encyclopedia http://www.worldbookonline.com/ :  Economía y Negocios in EBSCOHost: http://search.ebscohost.com/  340 Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere.

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Fuente Académica: 450 scholarly journals from Latin America in EBSCOHost: http://search.ebscohost.com/ Salud en Espanol (Consumer Health Complete Spanish Version)in EBSCOHost http://search.ebscohost.com/

Tumblebooks: Spanish, French , Chinese: Language learning books ,games, videos for kindergarten through 8th grade. Available through AISD databases https://docs.google.com/document/d/16iziXGavl0_NS_67Y7BZi5IrJSCcpIkDscC3CDaJmI/edit