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SIRS Researcher® (w/Leading Issues )
SIRS Researcher is a highly-acclaimed general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.   Articles and graphics are carefully selected from 1,600 domestic and international publications according to strict criteria with regard to content and age appropriateness.

Plus, go in-depth into nearly 100 leading issues of our times. It's all here, enduring issues such as gun control, abortion, and capital punishment; and current issues such as school violence, doping in sports, and same-sex marriage.

Each SIRS® Leading Issue contains:

SIRS Discoverer®—Makes learning fun and intuitive for young students
SIRS Discoverer is an award-winning, general reference resource for young researchers that make learning fun and intuitive. SIRS Discoverer helps students in grades 1-8 develop their research, writing, language, and computer skills.  The database includes carefully selected full-text articles and images from more than 1,600 domestic and international newspapers, magazines and government documents, along with 9,000+ educational Weblinks via the integrated Discoverer WebFind content set.  Articles and graphics are carefully selected by the award-winning staff of SIRS Editors, made up of librarians and educators.

SIRS WebSelect™—18,000+ quality pre-screened weblinks to enhance learning
SIRS WebSelect is an online database of carefully selected, reliable and credible Internet resources on vital issues and topics. WebSelect is dynamically updated and offers Internet resources from around the globe, including those of leading universities, government agencies and respected organizations.   SIRS continuously monitors each site to ensure quality and accessibility. Topics are derived from SIRS' award-winning reference databases and assigned based on site content and mission.

eLibrary™—The affordable and user-friendly general reference tool
eLibrary is the perfect resource for delivering full-text and multimedia reference essentials. The new, updated easy-to-use interface makes research easy. Students find the answers they need from more than 70 million documents!  These include 1500 full-text magazines, 230 newspapers, 200 reference books, and 150 television/radio transcripts--plus 3,000,000 maps, pictures, web links, and audio/video files.  This eLibrary solution also includes access to our one-of-a-kind BookCart and QuizCart tool, which makes it easy to create, copy, edit, and access custom standards-based lessons, reading lists, and assessments.

eLibrary Curriculum Edition™
(Includes: ProQuest Learning: Literature™ and History Study Center™)
eLibrary Curriculum Edition--the ultimate easy-to-use curriculum and reference resource--delivers one of the largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries. Powered by our MediaSeek® knowledge base of educational standards, eLibrary CE connects educators and students to the best online resources to supplement instruction and research.   Students find the answers they need from more than 70 million documents!  These include 1500 full-text magazines, 230 newspapers, 200 reference books, and 150 television/radio transcripts--plus 3,000,000 maps, pictures, web links, and audio/video files.  This eLibrary solution also includes access to our one-of-a-kind BookCart and QuizCart tool, which makes it easy to create, copy, edit, and access custom standards-based lessons, reading lists, and assessments.

Additional new content sources and features help to create a powerful curriculum support tool for English Language Arts, Social Studies, and more:

ProQuest® Learning: Literature offers a comprehensive integrated literary reference resource for original full-text works, author biographies, literary criticism, and more.

History Study Center™ delivers thousands of primary and secondary sources covering ancient to modern U.S. and world history.

eLibrary Elementary™—The ultimate elementary reference resource
eLibrary Elementary tailors all the media types and search functionality of eLibrary for the young reader and researcher.   Students use the colorful, graphical search interface to find the answers they need from more than 130 magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, educator-approved websites from Homework Central®, plus audio/video titles, all selected as appropriate for elementary school studies.
This eLibrary solution also includes access to our one-of-a-kind BookCart and QuizCart tool, which makes it easy to create, copy, edit, and access custom standards-based lessons, reading lists, and assessments.

ProQuest Platinum™—The most advanced research solution
Platinum offers a comprehensive publication collection that meets a wide range of research demands. From general reference to advanced subject matter, Platinum has more than 2,000 titles that cover it all. Uncompromising coverage for every research need.

ProQuest Gold™—the most advanced research solution—provides the depth and breadth of periodicals and search options required for in-depth study. Students use keyword, Boolean, subject, topic, natural language, or publication search to find information from more than 800 magazines, newspapers, and reference works from around the world.

ProQuest Silver™ delivers all the search functionality of ProQuest Gold with a content emphasis on general reference. Students can find the answers they need from more than 250 magazines, newspapers, and reference works from around the world.

Ethnic NewsWatch—Offering the "other side of the story”
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text subscription database containing newspapers, magazines, journals, and newsletters of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press.  With an unequaled collection of articles, editorials, columns, and reviews from different and unique perspectives, Ethnic NewsWatch is an essential interdisciplinary and multi-lingual resource for any K12 library serving the needs of a diverse student population.

Social Studies

CultureGrams—Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on the cultures of the world
CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on more than 200 cultures of the world. CultureGrams go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.  The 200+ country reports and 50 Unites States reports are written and reviewed by in-country experts and updated every year, so you can be sure you’re offering only the very best information.  By selecting a country or state from a pull-down menu or clicking on an interactive map, students can quickly find information about the countries or states they’re interested in.  They can even search the collection by keyword.  CultureGrams includes the World Edition, Kid’s Edition, State’s Edition, and Canadian Provinces Edition.

World Conflicts Today—Insight into the human, political, and physical landscapes that shape our world
From the editors of CultureGrams comes a new way for students to understand the world around us: World Conflicts Today.   World Conflicts Today explores protracted, unresolved world conflicts, occurring in Afghanistan, the Basque country (Spain and France), Chechnya, Colombia, Darfur (Sudan), Iraq, Jammu and Kashmir, the Korean Peninsula, Northern Ireland, and the Palestinian Territories.   Clear, concise, and thorough materials synthesize volumes of news articles, primary sources, books, and opinion pieces generated by each conflict over the years--giving students access to digestible quantities of in-depth information for analysis, further research, or debate. Researched and produced by CultureGrams editors and reviewed by regional content experts, World Conflicts Today provides unbiased, high-quality coverage.

Each World Conflicts Today report provides an introductory slide show, an overview, and a detailed history of the conflict in addition to an account of the obstacles that stand in the way of its resolution and a consideration of the implications--both regional and global--of its persistence. Regular updates ensure students stay informed about the latest developments and what they mean for resolving the conflict. Simple, intuitive site navigation lets students easily move back and forth between sections or quick-search the site for targeted keywords.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers —Definitive coverage of historical events
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (traditional and graphical versions) offer schools a unique, affordable collection of primary source historical documents.   The full text content of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Constitution, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Defender, The Chicago Tribune, The Hartford Courant (and others in production) that date back to their original editions is an essential for courses in American History and Government.   Students and teachers of all U.S. History courses will enjoy using the Topic and Timeline Search feature in the Graphical Edition because it provides editor-selected topics and articles focused on the most significant people and events in the U.S. since 1851. Topics and subtopics correlate to state and national standards and to popular textbooks.

ProQuest History Study Center™—A one-stop history resource for schools
History Study Center offers valuable historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of history--from ancient to modern, old world to new world. Explore the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the growth of Islam, the ideas of Enlightenment and Revolution, the effects of colonialism, the explosion of American pop culture, and much more.   It's a unique reference tool that delivers a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary source material that meets the needs of both AP and mainstream courses in Social Studies. This product is available as a standalone resource, or is bundled with an eLibrary® Curriculum Edition subscription.

SIRS Decades®—Primary Sources documenting life and events in 20th-century America
The use of primary source documents offers students a direct glimpse into the past. But without context, these sources can confuse as often as illuminate. SIRS Decades places these resources into a relevant framework for understanding that enriches both the content and student understanding of the material.  SIRS Decades features more than 10,000 hand-selected primary and secondary source articles highlighting key events, movements, people, and places in 20th-century America. Coverage includes documents, letters and memos, editorial cartoons, streaming video, websites, photographs, maps, advertisements, and published articles--some available from the UMI® microfilm vault for the first time in digital format. Our SIRS editorial staff carefully selects material based on its relevancy to the topic, range of viewpoints, authoritativeness, readability, and extent of coverage to ensure that users receive "best of" content.

SIRS Government Reporter®—Access to resources published by and about the U.S. Federal Government
SIRS Government Reporter delivers thousands of full-text documents, summaries and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, foreign affairs, business and industry. Articles and graphics are carefully selected according to strict criteria with regard to content and age appropriateness.  Additional content provides current and historic government documents; landmark and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions; information about U.S. Justices, U.S. Presidents, elected leaders, federal departments and agencies. National Archives Documents and Country Profiles are also included.

SIRS Interactive Citizenship®—Builds knowledge of government, economics, and world affairs
SIRS Interactive Citizenship is an online program that combines cutting-edge content with state-of-the-art technology, creating an educational resource that emphasizes reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Utilizing interactive electronic books that users can easily employ as either a stand-alone or as a supplement to textbooks it dynamically links to websites carefully selected and monitored by SIRS' staff, articles and documents on SIRS databases.  This innovative product, aligned to national and state standards, provides continuously updated content, an Educator's Guide, a User's Guide, email capabilities and more. The interactive books are available in both printer-friendly (PDF) and Internet-friendly (HTML) formats, enabling students to assimilate their research within each interactive book. This personal archive becomes a diary of the user's educational experience. Users will learn about every facet of government and the philosophies and concepts underlying world affairs.

Literature, Arts, and Humanities

ProQuest Learning Literature™—A new way to experience literature
ProQuest Learning: Literature delivers more than 180,000 searchable works of literature from medieval times to the present. Students can find author biographies, contemporary criticism, reviews, and multimedia resources organized into more than 4,000 Author Pages. ProQuest Learning: Literature also features 40+ searchable full-text literary journals and magazines for the latest in literary criticism.  This product is available as a standalone resource, or is bundled with an eLibrary Curriculum Edition™ subscription.

SIRS Renaissance®
Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities:  A reference database that provides dynamic information on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, plus visual arts. Full-text articles are selected from more than 1,000 domestic and international publications. Many articles are accompanied by full-color images, including art reproductions, photographs and illustrations.

Science

 eLibrary Science—Focused science content and tools with unique video and manipulatives
Get ready to experience science in a whole new way! eLibrary Science offers laser-focused science content and tools along with unique video and dozens of manipulatives found in no other online science reference product.   eLibrary Science, in partnership with premier reference publisher Salem Press, also includes more than 20 of Salem's high-quality, high-interest reference titles, such as Animal Life and Plant Life from the Magill's Encyclopedia of Science program; science-related titles from the Great Events in History series, and other award-winning titles such as the Encyclopedia of Genetics. Most of these works are available for the first time in electronic format via eLibrary.   Students will love the updated science news links, information about famous scientists, a today in science history feature, clickable periodic table, hundreds of educator-approved websites from Homework Central®, and dozens of model Science BookCarts that can be copied and support research activities immediately.

ProQuest AP Science™—A center for science and health study
ProQuest AP Science delivers a comprehensive collection of more than 500 magazines and journals designed to support advanced placement and college-prep level science studies. Disciplines covered include earth, life, physical, medical, and applied sciences.

Other

ProQuest Professional Education—A library for educators' lifelong learning
ProQuest Professional Education offers a comprehensive research collection of more than 300 magazines and journals for K-12 professional development and continuing education.

ProQuest® Career & Technical Education—Targeted research for the work at hand
ProQuest Career & Technical Education delivers more than 400 full-text magazine, journal, and trade titles addressing all aspects of career studies

 

 


For information on how to participate in any of these groups, contact Cheryl Bradley (cbradley at wils.wisc.edu).