THE
LANIER HIGH SCHOOL
LIBRARY
OUR MISSION: Students and staff utilize current, high quality
resources and receive instruction to become effective users of
ideas and information as well as life-long readers.
STAFF______________________________
Stella Farris, Librarian
sfarris@austinisd.org
Librarian Office- 414-7482
Raquel Rodriguez, Library Assistant
rrodrig6@austinisd.org
Library: 414-7433
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LIBRARY HOURS_____________________
Monday - Thursday |
8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Friday |
8:00 am to 4:30 pm |
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ONLINE RESOURCES__________________
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DATABASES_________________________
Atomic
Learning
Video tutorials on PC
and Mac software like Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver,
etc.
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Brainpop
Short animation clips on a variety
of topics.
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EBSCO
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. COIN is available here.
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Newsbank
Current newspaper articles, transcripts, opposing viewpoints
and regional perspectives. |
Discovery
Video
Huge collection of educational digital video on demand:
all topics. Recommended that teachers set up their own accounts
for more features and functionality.
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Facts.com
Includes latest news from Reuters
livewire service, Issues & Controversies, Today's
Science, World Almanac, and news stories by decades.
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FOF: Curriculum Resource Center:
Junior Edition - Provides a library of printable
handout material and other content geared for elementary-level
students |
FOF: Issues & Controversies
- Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics,
government, education, and popular culture. |
FOF: Search Portal -
Search all of the FOF databases at once |
FOF: Science Online -
Presents a broad range of scientific information through
extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and
experiments. |
FOF: Today's Science
- Bridges the gap between the science that students learn
in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries
of science today. |
FOF: World News Digest-
Brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news
from the renowned Facts On File World News Digest in print. |
Learning
Zone: Pre-K through 2 Learning Environment
Covers fundamental concepts like animals, colors, geography,
numbers, shapes, sounds, time, using an interactive atlas,
online art activities, interactive games, and vocabulary
builder.
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TeachingBooks
Web-based resource designed to generate enthusiasm for
books and reading by providing thousands of author programs
and K–12 book resources. |
Tumblebooks
The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated,
talking picture books) TumblePuzzles, and TumbleQuizzes.
TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books. |
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ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS______________
Britannica
Online
Three different levels of encyclopedias: (elementary,
middle, and high school).
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World
Book Online
Online version of the encyclopedia includes tables, animations,
pictures, audio clips, historic articles from previous
World Book Yearbooks, Texas resources, special reports,
teacher resources and other resources such as "Today in
History" and "Through the Year." Includes research libraries
geared towards secondary level, full of primary sources.
Databases include Law, Political Science, US History,
and World History.
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SPANISH ONLINE RESOURCES__________
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Enciclopedia
Juvenil
Spanish encyclopedia (from Britannica)
with Spanish-English Visual Encyclopedia |
PlanetaSaber
Gran Enciclopedia Planeta, is the cornerstone of the PlanetaSaber,
the most comprehensive Spanish language encyclopedia available
today. It features 145,000 articles plus timelines, an atlas,
and a dictionary. |
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E-BOOKS___________________________
Ebook
Electronic Books! Whole books available online 24/7. Everything
from biology to civil rights to world history. |
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REASEARCH TOOLS___________________
| BIBLIOGRAPHY MAKERS |
Easy
Bib
Online bibliography maker; it will walk you through the
steps.
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Citation
Maker
Use the Bibliography Maker to format your project references.
You can create records for books, web sites, interviews,
images, music and sound effects, videos and animation, and
more. |
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING |
Backflip
Use Backflip to organize your search results and file
your favorite websites. |
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LIBRARIAN'S BLOGS_________________
Lanier
Readers Read...
(Who is reading what Taysha nominated books and what they think)
Ms.
Farris in Japan
(Read Ms. Farris' blog about her search for Manga, experience
with Japanese food, and her photos of Japan.)
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Responsible
Usage Policy
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