[CASL-L] Recommendation for databases

[Earnshaw,Tracy]

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
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From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of STEPHANIE PATTERSON
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To: Luddy, Jean; Cathy Andronik; casl-l at mylist.net; JoAnnTitus
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Recommendation for databases

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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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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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 at plainfieldschools.org> wrote:

 Subject: [CASL-L] Recommendation for databases
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 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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