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ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher: What’s New in 2014?
• ProQuest SIRS Mobile version
• Leading Issues Coverage
• New Features
• New Content
• Meeting Common Core Standards
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Unique URL:
http://m.sirs.com
Easy Access. No app to
download: Works on a wide
variety of smartphones and tablets
All activity rolls up to account
usage statistics
Authentication methods:
• User/pass
• IP
• Referring URL
• Token (by request)
ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher Enhancements
Introducing ProQuest SIRS Mobile
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Sort default is By Date
Choose articles, images or 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
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100% Full Text
Document information at the top
Formatted for easy screen
reading
Options to turn to results list,
generate citation and share
document
Available in time for “Back to
School” 2014
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Introducing ProQuest SIRS Mobile
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ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher Enhancements
New Features
17 New
Leading Issues 3 New
Common Core
Guides
New
Infographics
Feature
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Total of 354 Leading Issues covering complex social issues debated today:
Every Leading Issue includes:
• A concise introductory overview, timeline, and reference
materials for context
• Essential Questions that introduce the issue’s pros and cons and
highlight key points under debate
• Relevant documents, statistics, and multimedia that present global
perspectives from all sides
ADHD Airport Security
Internet/Mobile Advertising
Gender Identity
Antibiotic Resistance
Just War
Women in
Military
Military Ethics
Prescription Drug Abuse
Autism
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17 New Leading Issues added in 2014
Cyber- warfare
Common Core
Standards
Environmental Health
Peak Oil
School Environment
Virtual Currencies
World Cultures
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For use in the classroom and
library, these activity guides
directly correlate product
content and tools to standards
such as writing to support
claims, integrating quantitative
analysis, reading informational
text, and understanding
statistics.
Guides include: • Writing Arguments
• Understanding Infographics
• Understanding Primary Sources
• Understanding Statistics
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SIRS Common Core Guide Collection
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In support of standards requiring
students to use quantitative data
and graphics to address a
question or solve a problem,
SIRS’ new Infographics feature
is just a single click off the
homepage.
Use SIRS’ new “Understanding
Infographics” guide to help
students understand how to
analyze, evaluate and apply
infographics to their classroom
and research assignments.
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Infographics
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Source type
indicated on
article page.
Upgraded read
aloud feature
functionality--
now with variety
of personalized
setting options
such as text
speed and
highlighting. Export citation
information into your
EasyBib bibliography.
Now, MLA
and APA
citation formats.
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New Features on Article Pages
Enhance reading comprehension and meet information literacy
requirements.
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6,200+ New Articles added by the dedicated
editorial team monitoring
the issues and selecting the
best content daily.
1,000+ New Graphics include charts, graphs, tables,
photos and editorial cartoons
targeted and selected to
promote critical thinking of
current issues.
27 New Sources support coverage of evolving
nuanced issues both locally
and around the globe.
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Content Updates
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Meeting Common Core Standards Requirements
SIRS Common Core Guide Collection. Guides for
Writing Arguments, Infographics, Primary Sources and
Statistics that support CCSS requirements. Guides
directly correlate product content and tools to
standards such as writing to support claims,
integrating quantitative analysis, reading informational
text, and understanding statistics.
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.
Leading Issues’ engaging Essential Questions and
viewpoint articles are a perfect match for completing
Literacy Design Collaborative’s template tasks and
modules.