[Dcmosls] FW: ProQuest-SIRS Issues Researcher - New Features Update
Charles O'Bryan
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Subject: ProQuest-SIRS Issues Researcher - New Features Update
More NEW features in SIRS Issues Researcher!
1. Visual Browse* - Visual search element helps students explore a topic for ideas, relationships, and context in a highly-accessible design.
2. Auto Complete* – Automatically generates search term suggestions as user is typing.
3. MP3* – Downloadable MP3 reads articles aloud supporting students with varied learning abilities.
*See notes below
Visual Browse
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UPDATED features in SIRS Issues Researcher…
1. Note Organizer – Students can now save their Note Organizer to My List and have it emailed to their personal account. Click the SAVE or EMAIL buttons on the menu bar in the Note Organizer.
2. HELP File – Help file has been updated to reflect the new features and functionalities. Click on HELP in the right-hand corner of every page to access.
3. Marketing & Support Materials – The following has been updated to reflect the new features:
1. SIRS Issues Researcher Titles
2. SIRS Issues Researcher International Title List
3. Leading Issues Handout
4. Content Selection Process
5. At a Glance for School Leaders
6. Quick Start Guide
7. Sample Searches
8. PowerPoint Overview
9. Standards Overview
10. Marketing Toolkit
11. New Videos: Fall 2009 Updates and SIRS Issues Researcher
COMING SOON to SIRS Issues Researcher…
1. iTHINK – An engaging interactive tutorial with built in instruction, assessment and critical thinking prompts.
2. Text to Speech w/Highlighting – Interactive text to speech tool allows students to select text to be read aloud. Text is highlighted in sync with sound as it is read.
Notes:
1. Visual Browse -> Access Leading Issue Browse options, including Visual Browse, from below the search box on the SIRS Issues Researcher page.
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1. Top 10 shows SIRS Issues Researcher’s Main Page, including a scrollable list of Leading Issues, Top 10 and Database Features.
2. A-Z list shows an alphabetized list of all Leading Issues.
3. Groups list displays the Leading Issues according to the hierarchy. Issues are expandable and collapsible using the triangle icon next to each main issue.
4. Visual Browse allows users to access the Leading Issues topics through a visual display.
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2. Auto Complete -> Begin typing in the search box to see a generated list of suggested search terms.
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3. MP3 -> Have an article read out loud by linking to the Audio MP3 file located in the Go to box of article. This will soon be available on every Leading Issue article.
Listen Now! Article Link - Bridge over Troubled Waters<http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SSKSAB-0-2216&artno=0000294651&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=&title=Bridge%20over%20Troubled%20Waters&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=Y>
Article Link - The Skinny on Skinny<http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SSKSAB-0-2216&artno=0000294695&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Eating%20disorders&title=The%20Skinny%20on%20Skinny&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=Y>
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