Northside ISD Online Databases Database Showcase, quarterly webazine, highlights campus use of the databases below to which the district subscribes.  No passwords are required to access the databases from a NISD computer.  For home access, contact your campus librarian or Library Services (397-8190) for logins and passwords.
Database	Description
Encyclopedia Britannica	Encyclopedias, images, web links, etc.
EBSCO Databases	Periodicals, books, newspapers, medical, professional, images, lexiles, translation function for many articles
Encyclopedia Britannica en Espanol	Spanish encyclopedia provided by Britannica
Facts on File	Diagrams, reference materials, maps, etc. (User ID & password required for all access)
Gale Databases	Newspapers, periodicals, reference books, multimedia, Lexile reading levels for periodicals, translation function for many articles
iBistro	Northside ISD Library Catalog (previously WebCat)
ProQuest	ELibrary for Elementary EScience for Secondary Newspapers, magazines, reference, multimedia, ebooks and more (User ID & password required for all access)
TeachingBooks.net	Authors and books, web links
United Streaming	Videos and images on United Streaming (User ID & password required for all access)
Visual Thesaurus	Interactive dictionary and thesaurus
WebCat	see iBistro
World Book Encyclopedia Online	Encyclopedia, web links, Spanish Encyclopedia