Bibliographic Information: SIRS Renaissance. http://ars.sirs.com/. ProQuest.
Plot Summary:SIRS
Renaissance is a database geared towards the Arts and Humanities
fields. It provides access to more than 1,200 journals (domestic and
international), magazines, and newspapers from 1983-present. Topics
covered by the database include architecture and design, culture,
literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion,
and visual arts (ProQuest, n.d.).
Critical Evaluation: N/A
Reader’s Annotation: SIRS Renaissance provides access to searchable full-text articles, magazines and newspapers in the Arts and Humanities field.
Information about the database: Content
in SIRS is reliable, relevant, and age-appropriate, and indexed by
Library of Congress subject headings. Teachers are able to search for
standards-aligned articles, and aggregate search results by Lexile
scores which aids in their differentiation of instruction.
Genre: Database
Curriculum Ties: This database can be used in any class in which research is conducted.
Booktalking ideas (one or two):N/A
Reading level/Interest age: Middle/High school grades
Challenge Issues: N/A
Why I included this database: SIRS Renaissance focuses on the arts and humanities disciplines and provides access to journals, magazines, and newspaper articles. This database also serves teachers, in that they are able to aggregate materials by Lexile level, which helps them differentiate their instruction.
Why I included this database: SIRS Renaissance focuses on the arts and humanities disciplines and provides access to journals, magazines, and newspaper articles. This database also serves teachers, in that they are able to aggregate materials by Lexile level, which helps them differentiate their instruction.
Resources:
ProQuest. (n.d.) Sirs Renaissance. Retrieved 7 May 2013 from
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