Media Monday: SIRS Researcher

Doing a debate? Writing a persuasive paper? Preparing for a compelling speech? Have I got a resource for you!

One of the databases that the LHS Media Center subscribes to is SIRS Researcher (by ProQuest). SIRS Researcher is particularly useful for many of the projects that students engage in at our school, as it covers more than 300 popular pro/con topics that students tend to gravitate toward for persuasive-type research.

The home page highlights the top ten leading issues, which change based on searches and current news, and also provides an A-Z list of all of the leading issues.

When a student chooses a leading issue, the search results page is topped with an overview of the topic, as well as pro/con arguments and essential questions that give the student jumping off points for research. A full list of resources follows the introductory information. SIRS gathers its search results from magazines, newspapers, graphics, and selected web sites. SIRS Researcher offers full-text documents and MLA style citations.

Keep in mind that when using the

school network, no username and password will be needed. Outside of school, however, you will need to login. Usernames and passwords for all of the LHS databases are available in the Media Center (database login information cannot be posted online).

I've embedded the SIRS Researcher Quickstart Guide below. If you have any additional questions, find me in the media center.

SIRSResearcherQSG