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 SIRS Enduring Issues™ is an eight-volume, 32-topic reference set showcasing the best articles published during the preceding year. Available in a convenient loose-leaf format for classroom and library use, Enduring Issues is an excellent tool for teaching basic research methodology. The collection fosters multidisciplinary classroom discussion and promotes critical thinking on major issues. Volume titles include Business, Global Issues, Human Relations, Environment, Health, Family, Science and Institutions. Each volume comprises 80 carefully selected full-text articles chosen according to strict criteria standards with regard to content and age appropriateness. All articles are indexed by professionals utilizing Library of Congress subject headings to ensure that information relevant to the user's research is retrieved. Enduring Issues can be used as a stand-alone reference set or in conjunction with SIRS reference databases. Volumes can be purchased as a set or individually.
SIRS Enduring Issues contains the volumes listed below. Select the title to view additional information on a particular volume, or click here to continue your tour with the Business volume. Our tour will take you through all eight volumes.
| BUSINESS |
GLOBAL ISSUES |
HUMAN RELATIONS |
ENVIRONMENT |
Consumerism
Economics
Money
Work |
Government
History
Third World
World Affairs |
Ethics
Ethnic Groups
Human Rights
Sexuality |
Population
Pollution
Habitat
Energy |
| HEALTH |
FAMILY |
SCIENCE |
INSTITUTIONS |
Food
Health
Mental Health
Substance Abuse |
Youth
Family
Aging
Death & Dying |
Applied Science
Earth Science
Life Science
Physical Science |
Education
Criminal Justice
Religion
Sports |
The Business volume considers the effects of the growing global economy on business, industry, government and individuals. Subtopics include Economics, Money, Work and Consumerism. Globalization has changed the way people shop, work, and save. The business community must deal with labor unrest, financial instability, wavering consumer confidence, changing government regulations and new technologies.
The Global Issues volume provides articles that reinterpret the past and provide insights for today. Subtopics include History, Government, World Affairs and Third World. In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America, the world must deal with issues such as the threat of international terrorism, new world alliances and the challenge of disarmament while tackling challenges such as civil unrest and ethnic strife.
The Health volume explores the social, emotional, physical and cultural attitudes toward health and well-being. Subtopics include Health, Mental Health, Food and Substance Abuse. New technologies, improved vaccines and a better understanding of the mind are helping to prevent some diseases and increase longevity. At the same time, AIDS, drug-resistant viruses, malnutrition and substance abuse pose major threats to world health.
The Family volume explores the relationship between family and society. Subtopics include Family, Youth, Aging and Death & Dying. Social change challenges one of the most fundamental human relationships, the family. The bonds of a family are threatened by ageless problems such as peer pressure and coping with the concepts of death. The growth of the aging population in developed countries adds to the increased demands on the family.
The Human Relations volume focuses on the social issues that contribute to the responsible shaping of society. Subtopics include Ethics, Ethnic Groups, Human Rights and Sexuality. The success of society is dependent upon adherence to a code of ethics and the protection of individual rights. Modern technology raises new ethical questions ranging from privacy rights to the future of our species.
The Environment volume examines the complicated and somewhat tenuous relationship between people and their habitat. Subtopics include Population, Habitat, Pollution and Energy. Migration causes small towns to evolve into cities in just a matter of decades. Population growth increases demand for housing and energy sources. As the demand for energy grows, we must find ways to concserve our natural resources or find alternative energy sources before exhausting all supplies for future generations.
The Science volume reviews the role of science in our lives, advancements in scientific knowledge and the implications of innovation. Subtopics include Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science and Applied Science. Scientific research and development have a profound effect on our lives. Medical research provides preventative therapies for diseases that were once considered fatal. Advances in information technology are rapidly changing how people communicate.
The Institutions volume explores relationships between institutions and members of society. Subtopics include Education, Religion, Sports and Criminal Justice. Society's institutions bear witness to the aspirations, commitments and anxieties of the human spirit. Education strengthens human potential while religion provides a belief system and moral code in familial, societal and global relationships.
- Only the best chosen from over 1,500 sources
- Convenient loose-leaf format for classroom and library use
- Fully indexed articles with LOC subject headings
- Newly revised, 8 volumes, 32 topics
- Full color illustrations
- Easy to read layouts for browsing
Utilizing SIRS Enduring Issues
- Fosters multidisciplinary classroom discussion
- Excellent for teaching basic research methodology
- Promotes critical thinking on major societal issues
- 8-volume set easily shelved in any library or classroom
- Each volume comprises 80 full-text, indexed articles
- Volumes can be purchased as a set or individually
- Minimum maintenance, series updated annually
Reviews
"SIRS has set a standard of excellence in selecting pertinent, valuable articles that add a great deal of information to significant topics. The students in my high school library have used various versions of SIRS journal and newspaper articles for many years, and I have never been disappointed in the quality. The print versions of articles might be useful to a library wishing to supplement CD-ROM or online versions of SIRS Researcher, to those librarians who cannot offer such computer versions to their patrons, or to librarians or teachers who want to bring print versions of SIRS into a classroom."
Shirley Zimmer, Librarian
Iowa-Grant High School
Livingston, Wisconsin |
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