sirs ® discoverer standards search december 2005
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SIRS® DiscovererStandards Search
December 2005
SIRS Discoverer Standards Search
• Finds content aligned to state and national standards
• Covers all core curricula subjects• Covers most states • Available in:
– SIRS Discoverer®
SIRS Researcher® SIRS Knowledge Source® (SKS)
SIRS Standards Search Benefits
• Helps educators save time during the lesson planning process
• Provides students targeted, on-task information
• Ensures library resources are aligned directly to learning benchmarks
• Provides schools a vast pool of reliable, relevant content to augment existing curriculum
Main Search• Launch state and
national standards searches directly from SIRS
• In Discoverer, access at Librarian’s Corner, available at the bottom of every SIRS page
Standards Search
Standards Search Selection
Select the State
Then, Select the Subject Standard
Standards Search Selection
• Review the standards related to the subject
• Use the navigational triangle to drill deeper into a content standard
• At the benchmark level click See resources to begin matching SIRS content
Subject Alignment
• SIRS queries the benchmark against the SIRS subject index
• Results display all subjects related to the benchmark
Document Results
• Topics lead to related articles, government documents, websites, multimedia sources, and subjects
• Dynamic searches ensure educators can find updated content as new documents are added to SIRS
Sample Documents
Websites, multimedia, and full text articles
SIRS Standards Search
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