What's available at the library?!

This entry introduces the e-book collections and e-readers to access the books we have at ISE. You can access them through your computer or download a free e-reader app from AppStore - MackinVIA and Follett BryteWave

Both collections include materials, e-books and audio books, for younger and older students, free reading and some unit support.

Attached are videos that guide you through the readers and their features.

MackinVia  and Follett Shelf

Computer access for MackinVia e-reader https://www.mackinvia.com/ or via MackinVIA app.

Computer access for Follett Shelf https://wbb31688.follettshelf.com/shelf/servlet/presentshelfform.do?site=31688 or Follett BryteWave app

Please contact Ms. Kadri, kadrit@ise.edu.ee, for log-in information.

In addition to our school e-book collection there are links to various free e-book sites via "Ms. Tomson Recommends - Online Resources" wiki https://mstomsonrecommends-onlineresources.wikispaces.com/E-book+resources

Please find me in the library if you have any further questions. Read yourself and/or show these to your students, children.

Do you prefer a book or a bookbook? (IKEA.)

Happy exploring!

What available at the library?!

It's my pleasure to let you know of the various on-site and off-site resources available at ISE Library. All resources include materials for all grade levels, students and teachers, for curriculum support, learning, research and leisure reading.

Please visit Learning Commons and Library sites to learn what's happening at the far end of the second floor.

ISE website Online resources page includes links to ISE Online Catalog and subscription databases available at ISE - World Book Online (all school range research and e-books database) and EBSCOhost (premier academic research database for IB DP).

ISEOnline catalog offers access to all the books at the library and to our e-reader platforms, MackinVia and FollettShelf.

Please contact Ms. Kadri, kadrit@ise.edu.ee , for the log-in information.

There is also a link to Ms. Tomson Recommends – Online Resources wiki offering free resources for online reading, learning and research; carefully selected by Ms. Kadri Tomson, reviewed and recommended by fellow librarians and information specialists.

Please find Ms. Kadri in the library for further questions. Come yourself and/or bring your students, children. 

Make the most of the resources our library offers. Check it out as one needs beauty AND the brains:)

Human Library

This year a new event was introduced during annual Book Week - ISE Human Library. 

Human Library works exactly as a normal library – readers come and borrow a “Book” for a limited period of time. After reading it they return the Book to the library. There is one difference: the Books in the library are human beings, and the Books and readers enter into a personal dialogue.
Human Library for the young students is a verbal heritage tool, a way:

• to share our stories, culture, hobbies, interests, skills in a real face to face situation,
• to learn from each other and about each other.

As in the real library, the Books are the most important resource of the Human library. The role of the book could be demanding, but it is also interesting and fun.

Great Big THANK YOU for goes to all the wonderful Books for sharing their stories!

The Books in the ISE Human Library related to the theme "Healthy Mind in Healthy Body". Browse the library catalog to see what books students read.

1.Title: Underwater Adventures
Summary: Find out about scuba diving, look at the photos of some interesting sea creatures and try out the equipment needed for breathing underwater.

2.Title: Dance Like No one is Watching 
Summary: Find out about hip-hop, show dance and ballet. You can also see different pictures of dances from around the world.

3.Title: Archery- Not Only in Movies
Summary: Take a look into the interesting world of archery. Find out about different bows, arrows and other pieces of equipment and see some of them for yourself!

4.Title: Rowing - Sporting Heroes, Successes and Disasters.
Summary: Find out about the sport of rowing, including some of the best races ever (and one where the boats sink!), what it takes to be a champion, the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race, and the greatest Olympian of all time.

5.Title: Illustrated Guide to Yoga for Kids
Summary: Learn about yoga, a sport for body and mind. Practice some yoga moves to test your strength, balance and flexibility. 

6.Title: Austria and the Olympic Winter Games
Summary: Find out about the Olympic winter games held in Austria and the most famous Austrian Skiers who won Olympic gold medals

7.Title: Soccer Stories
Summary: Learn how exercise, practice, and a positive attitude can help you become better at the sport you love to play.

8.Title: Brain Teasers
Summary: Find out how you can "grow" your brain, by solving fun puzzles and see whether the boys or the girls have the strongest brains!

9.Title: Hiking in Mountains
Summary: Find out where the highest peaks in Europe are, how to walk in mountains and what kind of dangers might be on the trek. What makes hiking in mountains an adventure: wild nature, sleeping in snow, different cultures, fascinating views? Learn to make simple loops with climbing rope, try on climbing equipment, and look at some photos.

10. Title: Walking the World
Summary: Walking does not have to be boring! See photos and find out about some of the interesting places and people you can meet while walking.

Welcome to the library

ISE Library is situated on the second floor. It consists of an interesting maze of five rooms that contain:
Reading lounge
Reference and research area
Upper school area
Classroom and media area
Lower school area

In the ISE Library there are 11 computer workstations for students and teachers. All the library computers have access to the school intranet and the Internet. They can be used for working with CD ROMs, word processing programs, accessing online databases, and to search the ISE Online Catalog. Students and teachers can use the library’s laser printer. There are two permanent TV/VCR/DVD stations for library use and an additional portable TV/VCR/DVD for classroom use.

The librarian is actively engaged in connecting with the teachers; she is an integral part of the teaching team, coordinating curriculum support and managing resources. The librarian is guided by a written selection policy in selecting materials. The teaching staff is consulted for assistance in developing the collections in the area of their expertise.

The collections of the ISE Library are developed with the teaching program in mind. The ISE Library has approximately 9000-volumes on hand. Carefully selected library materials are a cumulative enrichment to the learning environment.

Reference and research materials are available to the entire school population. Reference and research skills are taught using resources such as Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book Encyclopedia, encyclopedias on various subjects (e.g. world cultures, artists, career development, literature, music/musicians, science and inventions, nature, geography and many more) and dictionaries and thesauruses at different levels and in different languages.
ISE library also subscribes for the Grolier Online and World Book databases and has access to a premier academic database EBSCOhost, supplied by the Estonian Ministry of Education. EBSCO is an excellent source for our IB Diploma students.

The fiction collection includes range of leisure reading, from teenage popular fiction to attractive editions of modern and older classics. Beautiful picture books are introduced and enjoyed during story time with our very youngest students.

Many popular periodicals in English, Estonian and French are available for students in the Reading lounge e.g. Time, Twist, Seventeen, National Geographic Kids, Phosphore, Täheke, Hea Laps etc.

During the 2002/2003 school year ISE Library purchased the library automation system Mandarin M3 and automated the records to expand access to the collection and provide better record keeping.
ISE Online Catalog is accessible from the web.

ISE Library was fully renovated during the summer of 2007. The result is a modern facility with areas for younger and older students, as well as for quiet reading or individual learning.
The Library is open for students, parents and staff during the school day. There is also a schedule of weekly library classes. Teachers may book the library for class research or instruction. Students can use library individually, before and after school and during the breaks for homework and studying.

You are welcome to find out more about ISE library by visiting the Library course at the Estoodle site.
And, of course, you are all welcome drop in to the library any time.