PROQUEST SIRS DISCOVERER Summer 2014 Update
ProQuest SIRS Discoverer: What’s New in 2014?
• ProQuest SIRS Mobile version – Optimized for mobile devices including smart phones and tablets
• Leading Issues Coverage – Editorially selected Leading Issues coverage for Middle School
• Animal Facts Feature – Perfect for the elementary researchers. 50 new topics added
• New Nonfiction Books – DK – Rourke Publishing
• New Features • New Content • Meeting Common Core Standards
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Introducing ProQuest SIRS Mobile
Unique URL: http://m.sirs.com
Easy Access. No app to download: Works on a wide variety of smart phones and tablets All activity rolls up to account usage statistics Authentication methods: • User/pass • IP • Referring URL • Token (by request)
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Introducing ProQuest SIRS Mobile Sort default is By Date
Choose articles, media or web site links as result types. Ability to request more content as you scroll down Source information display including: • Format type icon • Document title • Publication name • Date of publication • Lexile score • URL (for links)
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Introducing ProQuest SIRS Mobile
100% Full Text Document information at the top Formatted for easy screen reading Options to return to results list, generate citation and share document
Available in time for “Back to School” 2014
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Introducing Pro/Con Leading Issues Coverage Trademark Leading Issues Coverage for Selected Age-Appropriate Social Issues • Fall 2014 launch: 50 Leading Issues in first release • Hand-selected Leading Issues and ageappropriate sources with SIRS Discoverer users in mind • Ideal for Middle School and meets CCSS ELA Writing requirements • Each Leading Issue includes: Topic Overview, Essential Question and Pro/Con Articles, Viewpoints, Visual Literacy, Critical Thinking Questions, iThink Skills Tutor, Related Links
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Introducing Animal Facts Feature Provides a foundation and expertly equips young learners for their first research projects. • Popular research topic for elementary school • 50 fact pages in first release • Each fact page includes: scientific name, key facts, photos, and links to more information • Meets CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.4.7 requirement for short research projects Physical Description What do they look like? Adult bald eagles are large birds with yellow eyes and beaks. They have white feathers on their heads, white tails, and dark brown bodies. They get their adult feathers, called plumage, when they are 5 years old. Young bald eagles have a mixture of brown and white feathers and black beaks. 8/27/2014
• Scaffolded learning with easyto-understand language to engage younger students and links for older students to dig deeper • PDF makes it easy to print as handouts 8
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Nonfiction Books Feature Showcases SIRS Discoverer’s extensive nonfiction collection in an easy-to-read PDF format. • Over 500 titles address Common Core State Standard requirement to “read and comprehend literary nonfiction.” • Popular publishers -- 38 titles from DK and 18 from Rourke Publishing. • Adding 40 more DK titles in Fall 2014! • 12 categories including Animals, Science, Sports, Technology and more! • Accessible from Database Features on homepage. • Viewable on any overhead, mobile device, e-reader or computer. 8/27/2014
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New Features on Article Pages Aids in reading comprehension and supports information literacy requirements.
Source type indicated on article page.
Export citation information into your EasyBib bibliography.
Text-to-Speech
• Listen button activates text-to-speech with highlighting. Jump to highlight anywhere on page to read aloud.
Article Translation to a language of your choice.
• Control panel includes: • volume • download options • personalized settings (text speed, highlight colors).
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New Features on Search Results Pages Supports information and visual literacy requirements. Source type icon displayed next to every result.
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Graphics tab displays thumbnail image preview.
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New Content Updates 2,700+ New Articles Each article is evaluated by a dedicated editorial team ensuring age-appropriate content for all users. Every article is 100% full text with Lexile scores, editoriallyassigned reading levels, and summaries. 1,800+ New Graphics Charts, graphs, maps, tables, photos and editorial cartoons. 250+ New Web links Selected and monitored educational Web links in support of core curriculum topics.
9 New Sources Added Targeted, age-appropriate newspapers and periodicals including TeenCentral.Net, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Science Spin 3-6.
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Meeting Common Core Standards Requirements Visual Literacy, part of the Spotlight of the Month, contains a highly-visual graphic with corresponding critical thinking questions that meet Common Core Reading Standards requirements as detailed in the Integration of Knowledge and Ideas category. Common Core Standards correlations to SIRS content available through a quick link off the homepage. Other national and state standard correlations also available. Learn how to use SIRS features to meet specific Common Core Standards such as defining resource reading levels and text complexity, gathering relevant information and writing arguments & informational texts. Pro/Con Leading Issues’ engaging Essential Questions and viewpoint articles are a perfect match for completing Literacy Design Collaborative’s template tasks and modules.
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