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  ProQuest MI Newsletter March-April 2008
Michigan Newsletter @ ProQuest
Welcome to the Michigan enewsletter from ProQuest. Published by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and ProQuest, this online publication is geared to librarians (middle and high school, college, and public) and K-16+ educators, providing hands-on learning activities linked to Mighigan state learning standards, news and reviews of the latest additions to your statewide database subscriptions, and more.

Issues arrive in September, November, and March.
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  What is SIRS Renaissance?
Michigan libraries are enjoying access to their newest ProQuest database -- SIRS Renaissance (Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities).

Renaissance is a reference database that provides dynamic information related to architecture, design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, plus visual arts.

Full-text articles are selected from more than 1,000 domestic and international publications. Many articles are accompanied by full-color images, including art reproductions, photographs and illustrations. (More.)
 
       
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  Learning Activities: Michigan Standards
Do the accomplishments of women in the Arts and Humanities provide the best argument for gender equality? In what ways do feminist views impact our culture today? Explore these important March themes inside SIRS Renaissance.



What are two additional rights that women demand today, which is the most important, and why? Tap into SIRS Discoverer to answer these essential questions.



"Biography" is a very popular research activity category in grades K-6. To celebrate Women's History Month, teachers can assign research on the biographies of a variety of famous women.


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  Boost Library & Database Usage: Marketing Kits
Maximize your Michigan resource investments with a little help from ProQuest. Our new "marketing kits" offer hands-on tips to turn librarians working in any environment into PR pros.

Print and distribute flyers, get tips on spreading the word about your print and online resources, freshen up your library websites with new logos to link teachers and students to your subscriptions, tap into all-new online videos that explain the importance of your databases and libraries, and a whole lot more. (Academic & Public Libraries, SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Renaissance @ SKS)


 
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  Support Updates
The newest additions to proquest.com and proquestk12.com, your sources for hands-on research solution information:
 

Michigan Video: SIRS Highlight

SIRS Discoverer
Overview & Basics (2:03)


SIRS Spotlights + Challenge Quests
The 1848 Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, marked a turning point in the history of women's rights movement in the United States. Find out more in our new SIRS Challenge Quests.

Whatever their achievements, women are widely recognized as playing vital roles in American society. Let SIRS shine a Spotlight on this topic in March.


Michigan Stories 
What features of your ProQuest solutions do your patrons find useful?

How are you using our solutions to educate students and empower lifelong learners of all ages?

Send us your
ideas and stories today.



Top 3 Websites
Each month, our editorial team scours the Internet for top-quality sites for teachers and students. Get connected.



Online Training Opportunities
Our ProQuest product trainers are standing by to help you get the most out of your subscriptions. Our no-cost training sessions cover late afternoon hours. Tap into this month's free training schedules (by class or date) then register for a session.


 




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March 25-29, Minneaoplis, MN
PLA

April 7-9, Arlington, VA
CIL 2008

June 29-July 2, San Antonio, TX
NECC

June 26-July 2, Anaheim, CA
ALA Annual
       
   

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