I looked up "patriot act and libraries" to see whether there would be information provided about last night's vote in the House, but the most current information was available when looking up the Patriot Act alone, rather than narrowing the topic too much. When I looked up "dementia" and "alzheimers", topics sometimes of interest to my outreach patrons, both searches yielded information about alzheimers.
Following the Curriclum Pathfinders led me to an interesting "Ask Dr. Math" site which has answers from Swarthmore College math students to K-12 students' questions.
My overall impression today is that SIRS Discoverer and Researcher would be very helpful to middle school and high school students in writing papers and when they are panicking over homework when they do not have the right notes or books at hand.
I think your overall impression is true, based on what teachers tell us. This is a good resource for adults who are trying to separate fact from opinion and need quality resources. Keep in mind that SIRS Discoverer & SIRS Issues Researcher are curriculum oriented, so some general adult topics may not be included. Thanks for your report, Saila!
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