How to Access and USE the AISC Library Navigate to http://library.aisc.ac.cy from **anywhere** there is a live Internet connection.

SYMBALOO – VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF OUR DATABASES -- you can click on any of the squares for access to the resource– available under HOME.

HOME PAGE of library. aisc. ac HOME PAGE of library.aisc.ac.cy: Note the CATALOG tab for access to our collections

After clicking on the Catalog Tab, click on POWER SEARCH to access the most (powerful) options

Note that in POWER SEARCH you have the options to search by Title, Subject, Keyword, Author, etc. Unless you know the specific Title, or the Author, we do recommend you search by KEYWORD.

We are doing a search on the topic of Science (KEYWORD) in our Catalog: Note that in the Results, you will see the call number and the fact that the book is available for checkout.

Results from the previous search on Science in our AISC Catalog.

Using Power Search, our catalog is quite powerful: you can change the Interest Level to reflect books appropriate for Pre-School to 3rd Grade.

To locate books more appropriate for the lower Elementary grades, go to Interest Level found in Power Search, towards the bottom of the screen when using Power Search.

This is now the refined search with the Interest Level changed from PreSchool to Grade 3.

Yes, we do have access to eBOOKS Yes, we do have access to eBOOKS! To access eBooks, click on DESTINY DISCOVER to the left (once in the Catalog)

Yes, we do have eBooks. Click on DESTINY DISCOVER once in the Catalog Yes, we do have eBooks! Click on DESTINY DISCOVER once in the Catalog... Destiny Discover is your resource for eBooks as well as a Universal Search Interface 

Let’s delve a little deeper in the Catalog, as our updated version offers many sophisticated options. Here we have our original search on Science

If you see a Book with Details to the right of the title, click on the word Details and then on Webpath Express for more materials.

Clicking on Webpath Express will yield authoritative websites on that topic, as judged to be the best by Librarians and Educators.

WebPath Express through our Library Catalog also will give you access to HomeWork Help.

Here are some of the Homework Helpers you have access to through WebPath Express (websites judged as the best by Educators.) Note the Grade Level to the right of the screen.

Finally, WebPath Express allows you access to the best Web Sites by subjects.

We will take Math as an example and click on the Plus (+) Key before Math to view a topical breakdown.

Clicking on “Real World Math” will result in these helpful Websites – again, judged the most useful by professional educators and Math teachers

A VISUAL SEARCH IS VERY POWERFUL IF YOU ARE SEARCHING BY CATEGORIES

Example of a Visual Search

Looking for types of Animals in a Visual Search

UNIVERSAL SEARCH is now through DESTINY DISCOVER once you have cliocked the CATALOG TAB

Destiny Discover’s Universal Search locates not only Books we have in our library, but also gives results from all our databases, all with one search! Here is a sample search on Persia in Universal Search.

The TAB Books will list books on that topic in our catalog and will indicate the call numbers:

The TAB labelled DATABASES will give articles or web resources from the best educational databases to which we have access

Here are a few of the resources identified by WEBPATH EXPRESS in Universal Search

Results from the National Geographic in Universal Search

NASA Resources from a Universal Search

RESOURCES from ERIC (Educational Database) in Universal Search

Finally, Resources from all AISC databases in Universal Search, with links to the full text of the article.

WEB PATH EXPRESS FROM THE LIBRARY CATALOG HOW TO EASILY FIND GREAT WEB RESOURCES BY USING OUR LIBRARY CATALOG! via http://library.aisc.ac.cy

Use WEBPATH EXPRESS to locate the best web resources and Homework Helpers as evaluated by professional educators.

Here are the categories in WebPath Express: we will explore each in turn

BANNED BOOKS MONTH

Endangered Plants and Animals

Homework Helpers: Lots of Lesson Plans and Ideas here!

In the News!

Destiny Quest available through the Catalog Tab gives you resource lists as well as the latest Books received at the Library (New Arrivals)

AISC Librarian Stephen Perry Please feel free to contact Stephen by email at: sperry@aisc.ac.cy or, by PHONE: 22 31 63 45 EXT. 128 (Library) I am happy to go over all these features in a presentation to small groups. Thanks! 