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Using Pioneer Library for Research. SIRS Issues Researcher. Accessing Pioneer. Pioneer Library is a valuable research resource and will be used in this class Use the url pioneer.uen.org /k12 Notice there is no “www” at the beginning of the url. Password.
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Using Pioneer Library for Research SIRS Issues Researcher
Accessing Pioneer • Pioneer Library is a valuable research resource and will be used in this class • Use the urlpioneer.uen.org/k12 • Notice there is no “www” at the beginning of the url.
Password You can link directly to the site from EHS or you can type in http://pioneer.uen.org Log in name: pioneer Password: check with your teacher or local librarian for the password. It changes every year.
Excellent Resources • The page that comes up will look like this • For this class, we will be using EBSCO and SIRS Issues Researcher
Using SIRS • SIRS is issue specific and can be searched by topic • This is what the home page looks like
Using SIRS • Mostly you will be considering the Pro/ Con articles that are listed under each topic
Using SIRS • The articles can be printed and also include MLA citation information at the bottom of each article
Using SIRS This is a great source to find articles about both sides of an issue Make sure you go to the actual articles, and don’t just read the summaries. Reading each article can give you some great background on controversial topics of today