I was previously at high school. The students and teachers loved SIRS Issue Researcher. They found it user friendly and students often used it.
Linda Marchisio
Library Media Specialist
International Magnet School an IB School
CREC (Capitol Region Education Council)
625 Chapel Street, South Windsor, CT 06074
O: 860.291-6001 extension 8101
lmarchisio@crec.org
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From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces+lmarchisio=crec.org@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Earnshaw,Tracy
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To: STEPHANIE PATTERSON; Luddy, Jean; Cathy Andronik; casl-l@mylist.net; JoAnnTitus
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I was just about to subscribe to SIRS Issue Researcher from Proquest for next year because I was unsatisfied with Issues and Controversies from FactsOnFile. Does anyone use that one? I think it's different from the Infobase SIRS. I looked at the trial and liked it.
Tracy Earnshaw
Library Media Specialist
Coginchaug Regional High School
P.O. Box 280
135 Pickett Lane
Durham, CT 06422
(860) 349-7215
(860) 349-7218 (fax)
"Libraries are no longer 'grocery stores' where students can go to pick up ingredients, but 'kitchens,' where they have the resources necessary to create a finished product." --Joyce Valenza CRHS Library Website-- http://tearnshaw4.wix.com/crhslmc
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Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 2:30 PM
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We used Opposing Viewpoints for a few years- and it wasn't used that much. I switched to Infobase Learning SIRS- Social Issues Research Service. Over 300 controversial topics framed with essential questions and viewpoints. Organized for topic search, visual search, alpha, and top 10. Includes organizers and lots of support.
For us, OVIC was written at a higher level for most students, and teachers were not that fond of it either. I use SIRS for the research 'go to' for the Great Debate in public speaking classes. I like the interface better as well.
Stephanie Patterson
Southington High School Library
"Building character with critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication."
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Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 1:57 PM
To: Cathy Andronik; casl-l@mylist.net; JoAnnTitus
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Recommendation for databases
I would agree with Cathy. The viewpoint essays are great for debates and opinion papers. Students can also find information from a variety of sources including statistics.
Jean Luddy
Library Media Specialist
South Windsor High School
860-474-1456
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Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Recommendation for databases
Opposing Viewpoints, which is part of Gale Cengage. Our teachers and students also prefer Gale's "In Context" databases to what's available in ICONN.
Cathy Andronik
Teacher Librarian
Brien McMahon HS
Norwalk, CT
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On Tue, 3/24/15, Titus, JoAnn <TitusJ@plainfieldschools.org> wrote:
Subject: [CASL-L] Recommendation for databases
To: "casl-l@mylist.net" <casl-l@mylist.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 1:37 PM
Hi all,
If you could purchase just
one database, which one would it be? I am the librarian at Plainfield High School and I am researching databases to purchase for next year. I have looked at a few of your websites to see what databases you are
linked to. I am looking at Infobase Learning, ABC-CLIO, and Gale Cengage. We currently have ICONN, Grolier, and Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Thanks,
JoAnn Titus
Library Media
Specialist
Plainfield High School
105 Putnam Rd
Central Village, CT
06332
860-564-6422 ext 1201
http://plainfieldschools.follettdestiny.com
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