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SIRS Knowledge Source
Interface for SIRS Solutions
Online Tutorial
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Welcome to SIRS & SKS
SIRS Knowledge
®
Source (SKS)
• An online interface that
provides integrated
access to thousands of
full-text articles,
documents, websites,
and graphics from SIRS’
highly-acclaimed
reference solutions.
SIRS SKS Research Solutions
SIRS Researcher
®
General Reference, Social Issues, Health, Science, Business
®
SIRS Government Reporter
Historic and Government Documents, Directories, Almanacs
®
SIRS Renaissance
Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities
®
SIRS WebSelect
Selected Internet Learning Sites (20,000+)
®
Link to SIRS Decades
Primary/Secondary Sources: 20th Century American History
Link to SIRS Discoverer
®
Designed with the Younger Researcher in Mind (Grades 3-9)
Database Features
Current and enduring
social issues
• SIRS Leading Issues
offers easy access to
100 of the most
researched issues.
• Top Ten user choices are
updated monthly.
• Develops critical thinking
skills through the use of
cross references.
• Promotes problem
solving by covering all
issue aspects.
Database Features
Today’s News
• Top national and global
headline news stories are
dynamically updated
delivering late breaking
news.
• Includes photographs
from Reuters News
Archives.
Database Features
Newest Graphics &
Articles
• In Researcher, click
Images above the Search
box.
• Text links at the top
connect to the newest
images and articles.
• 50 most recently added
articles and graphics in
one easy-to-access
location.
• Keep abreast of current
events and our
latest additions.
Database Features
Focus on Terrorism
• Top stories updated daily.
• Coverage of the historical
background, key issues
and key figures in the
United States, Middle
East, Iraq, Afghanistan,
and India-Pakistan.
• Multimedia features,
including interactive
websites, maps, video
and audio clips plus
primary source
documents.
Database Features
Curriculum
Pathfinders
• Covers all the subjects
students and teachers
need to build 21st
Century Skills.
• Great place to start for
homework help in math,
science, social studies,
language arts, fine arts,
and health.
Database Features
Editor’s Top Picks
• Articles, images,
websites are regularly
selected by our SIRS
research team.
• 40+ professionals with
diverse educational
backgrounds.
• Some featured as an
Editor’s Top Pick at SIRS
Discoverer, SIRS
Government Reporter,
SIRS Renaissance, and
SIRS WebSelect.
Database Features
Curriculum
Pathfinders
• Websites and articles
are selected and
grouped by course
subject.
• Alongside research
ideas for teaching across
the curriculum.
• Perfect for educator
and student use.
• Found in the Database
Features tab.
Database Features
Spotlights &
Spotlight Quiz
Get via Teachable
Moments email
newsletter @
proquestk12.com
• Fresh monthly Spotlight
and Spotlight Quiz.
• Timely articles, subject
headings, keywords, and
topic browse paths link
directly to coverage of
monthly themes.
• Found in the Database
Features tab and linked
to SKS home page.
SIRS Knowledge Source Solutions
SIRS Researcher
• Contains thousands of
full-text articles
exploring social,
scientific, health,
historic, business,
economic, political, and
global issues.
• Articles and graphics
are selected from
1,600+ domestic and
international sources.
Search Capabilities
Focused search options
provide easy access to the
materials students need.
Subject Headings search provides targeted
results, hand-selected and indexed to
Library of Congress terms.
SIRS Leading Issues
Nearly 100 issues
continuously updated from a
selection of 1,600+ sources.
Supports common
assignments from current
events research to position
papers and debates.
‘Top 10’
based on
actual
usage.
SIRS Leading Issues: Overview
Concise overview helps
students understand the issue.
Suggested keywords and
‘See’ references guide
deeper research.
Results represent the full
“360 degrees” of the issue,
including primary sources,
viewpoint articles, graphics,
websites, more.
SIRS Leading Issues: Pro/Con
Pro and Con
arguments are
defined with links
to resources on
each side,
providing a
balanced
approach.
PDF Research
Guide offers a
ready-made
study packet for
the issue.
Viewpoints tab expands
upon the highlighted
articles to reference
additional documents
from other sources.
SIRS Leading Issues: MyAnalysis
Aligns to
Information
Literacy
standards.
Research prompts help
students develop critical
thinking skills.
Downloadable Guides suggest
output formats to help students
synthesize the information.
SIRS Researcher
Maps of the World
• 500+ detailed, printable
maps are available as an
online reference
almanac.
• Maps include each of the
50 United States, the
provinces and territories
of Canada, as well as
nations and regions of
the world.
• Also includes U.S.
Historical, World
Historical, Outline
Maps.
SIRS Researcher
World Almanac
Excerpts
• Contains information
from The World Almanac
and Book of Facts.
• View articles about world
history, profiles of all the
nations of the world.
• Important facts
describing major
international
organizations, all
50 states, and outlying
U.S. areas.
SIRS Researcher
Spotlights &
Spotlight Quiz
Get via Teachable
Moments email
newsletter @
proquestk12.com
• Fresh monthly Spotlight
and Spotlight Quiz.
• Timely articles, subject
headings, keywords, and
topic browse paths link
directly to coverage of
monthly themes.
• Found under Database
Features and linked to
Researcher home page.
SIRS Researcher
My Research allows users to
tag selections and store search
history for 30 days.
Makes it easy to continue
research at school or at
home. Email yourself full-text
articles, graphics, or create a
bibliography from saved
items.
SIRS Researcher
Additional Content
• That’s Debatable
Interactive Poll
engages students in the
debate and vests them
in the research process.
• Current Events
coverage with Today’s
News from Reuters,
Focus on Terrorism,
and Natural Disasters.
SIRS Researcher
Additional Content
• Curriculum Planning
features, like Spotlight
on… provide
pathfinders and
suggested research
topics.
• Common Class
Assignments are
supported with
Curriculum
Pathfinders, World
Almanac, and Maps.
SIRS Researcher
Supports Curriculum
• Search or sort by Lexile.
• Search content by state,
national, or Canadian
curriculum standards.
• Educators’ Resources
include: Educator
Guides, Search
Strategies, Email
Newsletters, and more.
Additional support materials
and usage boosters @
proquestk12.com
SIRS Knowledge Source Solutions
SIRS Government
Reporter
• Delivers thousands of
full-text documents and
graphics concerning a
wide variety of topics:
health, science,
economics,
environment, politics,
foreign affairs, plus
business and industry.
SIRS Government Reporter
Country Profiles
• Profiles of 200 countries
from the U.S. State
Department include
information about the
people, history,
government, economy
and geography of each
country.
• Maps of each country
are available in a
printable format.
SIRS Government Reporter
Federal Agencies
• The Federal Agency
Directory supplies
useful background and
contact information for
hundreds of U.S.
Government
departments, agencies
and commissions.
• Links to documents
pertaining to each
agency are offered.
• Documents are sorted
by department.
SIRS Government Reporter
Historic Documents
• Our Historic Documents
collection provides more
than two hundred fulltext documents.
• Treaties and speeches
with exceptional historic
value.
SIRS Government Reporter
National Archives
Documents
• Highly visual primary
sources from the
National Archives and
Records Administration
to illustrate social,
political and cultural
themes in U.S. history.
• Annotated
bibliographies, time
lines, glossaries,
biographies enhance
each unit.
SIRS Government Reporter
U.S. Congress
• The U.S. Congressional
Members Directory
provides data on
members of the Senate
and House of
Representatives,
detailing professional
background, telephone
and email contact
information, plus
committee assignments.
• Lists members of each
committee.
SIRS Government Reporter
U.S. Presidents
• The U.S. Presidents
Directory offers
biographical information
and a portrait of each
U.S. president.
• Information about
presidential libraries,
burial places, and
families.
SIRS Government Reporter
U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Supreme Court
Cases provides
hundreds of full-text
case documents dating
back to the inception of
the Court. Cases are
selected for their
constitutional or
social value.
• U.S. Supreme Court
Justices directory lists
appointment, term, and
background information
for all justices.
SIRS Government Reporter
Spotlights &
Spotlight Quiz
Get via Teachable
Moments email
newsletter @
proquestk12.com
• Fresh monthly Spotlight
and Spotlight Quiz.
• Timely articles, subject
headings, keywords, and
topic browse paths link
directly to coverage of
monthly themes.
• Found in Database
Features tab and linked
to Government Reporter
home page.
SIRS Knowledge Source Solutions
SIRS Renaissance
• 'Current Perspectives
on the Arts &
Humanities' provides
current, dynamic
information on
Architecture & Design,
Culture, Literature,
Multimedia, Music,
Performing Arts,
Philosophy & Religion
and Visual Arts.
SIRS Renaissance
Literary
Corner
• A guide to the curricular
study of prominent
authors in major literary
periods and regions.
• Links to hundreds of
online E-Books, literary
criticism, Glossary of
Critical Terms, plus
The New Lifetime
Reading Plan.
SIRS Renaissance
Award
Recipients
• Lists major award
winners in all eight
Renaissance categories:
— Pulitzer Prizes in
Literature
— Bollingen Prizes in Poetry
— Pritzker Architecture Prize
— National Medal of the Arts
— Academy Awards
— MacArthur Fellowships
SIRS Renaissance
Notable
People
• Contains profiles of
notable people in
Architecture & Design,
Literature, Music,
Multimedia, Performing
Arts, Philosophy,
Religion and Visual Arts.
SIRS Renaissance
Glossary of the Arts
• Extensive explanations of
terminology, symbols,
ideas and people
associated with the arts
and humanities.
• More than 11,000
definitions from The
Hutchinson Dictionary of
the Arts & Encyclopedia
of Music, and more.
• Related Article links
expand on the
information presented.
SIRS Renaissance
Recommended
References
• Provides suggestions for
arts and humanities
readings beyond the
Renaissance database.
• Each recommendation
includes a brief
description of the book,
along with author and
publisher information.
SIRS Renaissance
Spotlights &
Spotlight Quiz
Get via Teachable
Moments email
newsletter @
proquestk12.com
• Fresh monthly Spotlight
and Spotlight Quiz.
• Timely articles, subject
headings, keywords, and
topic browse paths link
directly to coverage of
monthly themes.
• Found in Database
Features tab and linked
to Renaissance home
page.
SIRS Knowledge Source Solutions
SIRS WebSelect
• Provides access to
quality websites on 17
topics and dozens of
sub-topics.
• Utilizing time-tested
techniques, SIRS editors
evaluate websites
originating from around
the globe for credibility
and relevance to
researchers' needs.
SIRS WebSelect
WebSelect sites are
relevant, credible,
reliable
• Hand-selected by subject
specialists for the best
content.
• Retrieve the latest
information on
ever-changing
fields.
SIRS WebSelect
WebSelect sites are
relevant, credible,
reliable
• Access primary source
information and highimpact graphical content,
including Historic
Documents, E-Books,
and Maps.
• Dynamically updated and
rigorously tested for
content changes and
high-availability.
SIRS WebSelect
Spotlights &
Spotlight Quiz
Get via Teachable
Moments email
newsletter @
proquestk12.com
• Fresh monthly Spotlight
and Spotlight Quiz.
• Timely articles, subject
headings, keywords, and
topic browse paths link
directly to coverage of
monthly themes.
• Found in Database
Features tab and linked
to WebSelect home
page.
SIRS SKS Search Paths
Four Search Methods
1. SKS Portal Interface
— Users can query their
full collection of SIRS
solutions via a single
search box.
— Click a single solution to
mine specific resources.
— View Database
Features and special
content.
Quick Search
Search Methods
2. Quick Search
— Users can locate
articles, documents and
Internet sites by
searching subject
headings or using their
own combination of
keywords and phrases.
— Sort results by
relevance or date, plus
Lexile range.
Quick Search
Search Methods
2. Quick Search
— Search full-text articles
and Internet site
keywords via the
Keyword/Natural
Language option.
— Click Browse Subject
Headings to quickly
locate articles and sites
related to a subject.
Quick Search
Search Methods
2. Quick Search
— Boolean Operators
AND, OR, NOT
— Truncation
farm* -> farmers, farming
— Phrase Searching
“affirmative action”
— Natural Language
Is there life on other
planets?
— Article Sorting
Relevance
Date
Lexile
Advanced Search
Search Methods
3. Advanced Search
— Users can search
multiple fields including
full-text, author, and
title.
— In addition, proximity
and graphic title
searching are available.
— Can select which SIRS
solutions to query.
Advanced Search
Search Methods
3. Advanced Search
— Advanced Boolean
Searching with
additional search fields
available:
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Title
Author
Proximity Search
Graphic Title
(Captions)
Search
Lexiles
Topic Browse
Search Methods
4. Topic Browse
— Users can locate
resources by exploring
categories, topics and
sub-topics via a
multi-level subject tree.
— Explore General
Reference, Government
and Arts & Humanities
Categories by browsing
a list of articles and
sites.
Search Results
SIRS Results List
SIRS results contain:
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Graphics
Publisher
Date
Size
Database
Search Results
100% Full-Text Content
— Tag, email, or
bookmark articles and
associated graphics.
— Thumbnail images
expand upon the text
and link to full-size
graphics.
— Related Articles
at bottom.
Search Results
Source & Summary
— Source information is
formatted for ease in
creating citations.
— Summaries are written
by SIRS’ staff and
provide brief
descriptions of articles
and sites.
— Aid in the selection
process.
— Source & Summary
information can be
sent via email.
Search Results
Graphics
— Graphics accompany
many full-text articles.
— A camera icon
signifies that there are
one or more graphics
available.
— Large graphics are
also offered in PDF
format for printing.
— Graphics can be sent
via email.
SIRS Knowledge Source Features
Functional Aids
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Email
Clean Copy for Printing
Tagged List
Create/Print
Bibliography
Librarian’s Corner
Search History
Session Save
Bookmarking
Dictionary & Thesaurus
Help Topics
Additional Resources
Functional Aids
Email
— Users may send fulltext articles, websites,
source information,
summaries, graphics,
and citation guidelines
to any email address,
at home, school, work,
etc.
Functional Aids
Clean Copy
for Printing
— Clean Copy removes
keyword markers and
formats the text for
printing.
— The date the article
was accessed is
embedded for use in
citations.
— A print button provides
access to the print
dialogue box of your
browser.
Functional Aids
Tagged List
— Tag articles and
websites during
research to compile a
running list of articles,
sites, summaries and
graphics.
— Users can email, print
or link to any tagged
item, or create a
bibliography of
sources.
Functional Aids
Bibliography
— Create a bibliography
of full-text article and
websites from the
Tagged List.
— Include citation
guidelines from MLA
and APA.
— Click checkboxes next
to content, then Create
Bibliography.
— Print, email, or save
the list for future
reference.
Functional Aids
Search History
— Provides a quick list of
links to the previous
searches performed
during a session.
— When used with
Session Save, the
number of results
returned provide an
indicator of any
additional items
matching your search
terms since your last
search.
Functional Aids
Session Save
— Save and retrieve
tagged items and
previous searches,
compiling research
over time.
— By entering a unique
user name and
password, sessions
can be saved and
retrieved for up to
30 days.
Functional Aids
Dictionary/Thesaurus
— Merriam-Webster‘s
Collegiate Dictionary
and Thesaurus are
available to assist
users in defining
words, checking
spelling, choosing the
perfect word and
more.
Functional Aids
Help Topics
— Toolbox: Provides a
single point of access
to all of the reference
materials available to
SKS users.
— Includes the help,
search tips, and other
reference materials.
— Help: View the
context-sensitive help
index for full-featured
help, including tips on
Kiosk Navigation and
System Admin.
Options.
Functional Aids
Help Topics
— Search Tips: Print out
this handy reference
sheet to refer to while
performing searches.
— Cite: View details and
examples of how to
cite articles and
documents retrieved
from SIRS Knowledge
Source.
Functional Aids
Educators’ Resources
— Includes a collection of
materials designed to
help librarians and
library patrons.
— Access anywhere in
SKS from a link
provided in the header
and footer of every
page.
Functional Aids
Educators’ Resources
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Podcasts
What's New
Email Newsletters
Reference Toolbox
Source Lists
Directory of Publications
Library Promotional
Materials
System Administrator
Options
Frequently Asked
Questions
Free online training
More
SIRS Source Lists & More
@ proquestk12.com
— Download the latest
source lists.
— Researcher,
Discoverer,
Renaissance,
Decades
— Additional background
information, training
materials, posters,
custom flyers, videos.
— www.proquestk12.com
SIRS Solutions
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representatives at 1.800.521.0600
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