SIRS DiscovererAn Introduction

About SIRS Discoverer

A beginning reference database for middle and elementary students.

Articles and graphics from 1900 U.S. and International magazines, newspapers, and government documents.

100% full text articles carefully selected and categorized by reading level.

About SIRS Discoverer

Useful for research papers, persuasive speeches curriculum integration and to supplement textbooks.

Contains educators resources and supplemental learning materials such as student workbooks and research paper worksheets.

Published by ProQuest Company.

CostMiddle School: More than 500 students = $368.00 per

building. Less than 500 students = $368.00 per

building

Elementary School: More than 500 = $236.00 per building Less than 500 = $236.00 per building

What’s Inside

Discoverers Top Pick

Upper Right hand corner of home page.

Regularly selected by SIRS research team (40 professionals with diverse educational backgrounds).

Discoverer WebFind

• Continuously updated and monitored database of carefully selected global websites.

Database Features

Activities Biographies Country Facts Careers Fiction Holidays Pathfinders Educators

Resources

Photo Essays Pictures Maps of the world Websites Science Fair

explorer Skills discoverer Dictionary/

Thesaurus

Activities Articles and Websites that include activities

(Science Fair Projects, Writing Activities, Games etc.) Articles that include activities are marked with an “a” in the results page.

Biographies 2,000 full text biographies including every U.S.

President. (Marked with a “p” in results).

Maps of the World 3,000 detailed printable maps: all 50 states,

provinces and territories of Canada, nations/regions of the world and U.S. historical / world historical maps.

Country Facts Articles with information on close to 200

countries: printable maps flags, graphics, population statistics, languages and more.

Pictures

Over 10,000 pictures that accompany full text articles.

Includes illustrations, maps, photos, charts, etc.

Locate by keyword search or browse alphabetically.

Reference Features

Current Events Spotlight of the Month The World Almanac® for Kids Encyclopedia Britannica®

Current Events Updated frequently to encourage

student research, contains full text articles with pictures.

Spotlight of the Month Features a new topic each month that

covers timely issues selected from SIRS Discoverer & Discoverer WebFind.

World Almanac for Kids

View facts and information on people, countries, animals, theenvironment and history.

Maps and pictures are also available. Keyword Search or browse a table of

contents

Encyclopedia

Compton’s by Britannica's 17,440 entries, with articles covering science, math, history, cultures, ideas, the natural world, places, people, and more!

Keyword search or browse alphabetically by letter.

Search Methods

Browse by Subject Tree, Keyword, or Subject headings.

Subject Tree Options

Search MethodsIncludes:

Advanced Search feature

Search tips Natural Language

searching/subject heading searching

Allows you to sort by relevance and date

Search Results

After each article there are article labels and pictures that tell students a little more about the article.

Search Results

Contains: Source and Summary (colored square), Subjects (based on LC headings – yellow fruit), Pictures (are there any?- camera), and Article Labels (a = activity f = fiction p=people (biography))

Reading Levels Articles and sites

are assigned a reading level according to the Flesch Reading Ease scale as well as Lexile Scores.

Searches can be limited to include articles at only a certain reading level.

Educator’s Resources

Email bulletins Source list & directory of publications Frequently asked questions Reference toolbox Educator’s guides Library promotional materials

Reviews http://technologytidbits.edublogs.org/2

010/03/16/sirs-discoverer-deluxe/

“The database's non-intimidating, attractive,

and user-friendly interface combined with its various search capabilities will enable students to navigate and use it with ease... Limited English Proficiency students can also benefit from using it.”

-Young Jr., T. E. (2004). SIRS Discoverer. School Library Journal, 50(6), 93. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

Marketing for SIRS

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