Solution Resources & Free Email Newsletters
Web
Primary solution information page, containing title lists, educator guides, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, podcasts, and much more.

Help your staff stay up-to-date on your subscription with our 4 times per year email newsletters. Sign up and read back issues.



Generic Press Release Template
Word Document
Fill in all red elements with your school name and access information. Add contact information and weblinks and your patrons will be logging in and accessing your resources more than ever.


ProQuest Database Solution Descriptions
Word Document
Use this information to fill in the bottom of your Press Release, above.



Resource Notices
Adobe Acrobat (PDF): Teacher | Student/Parent
The perfect printable notice to educate staff and students about what's inside this reference solution, and how to gain access. Would you like a custom version? Grab the Word doc, or send our team your access URL and login/PW and we'll send you files to print.





2 Minute Video
The perfect, short video (play) for introducing students, staff, and parents to your subscription. Show it at a staff meeting, open house, library event, PTO/PTA meeting, back to school night—anytime you want to inform potential users of your databases. (Subscribe to other tools? All 28 short videos are here.)


ProQuest Solutions vs. Google
U.S. & Canada Handout
How does the Open Web compare to our ProQuest teaching and learning solutions, powered by standards-aligned content and teacher-created tools? Find out in this new handout, and help your students make the grade with ProQuest.

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Marketing Your Library's Resources
Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
Learn how to build awareness of your library's information assets with this full-color guide.

Includes hands-on information for making use of the brochures below, custom-designed for elementary, high school, and all media centers.




Brochure: General K-12 Media Center
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) | Word Document
Use Word or Acrobat to add your school's information to entice researchers to visit your media center. Print and distribute!


Brochure: Elementary School
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) | Word Document
Use Word or Acrobat to add your elementary school's information to entice researchers to visit your media center, then print and distribute.


Brochure: High Schools
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) | Word Document
Use Word or Acrobat to add your high school information to entice researchers to visit your library. Print a set and pass them out!

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Library Support Poster
PDF
Promote your library with a PDF poster that invites users to "Live. Learn. Laugh. Love. Your Library."



SIRS Researcher Posters
PDF: 8.5 X 11 | 11 X 17
Colorful poster to print and post in your media center to encourage use of this research solution.







Movie Posters
PDF: 8.5 X 11 | 11 X 17
Campy, fun, and eye-catching. Be sure to print these creative movie-style posters to create interest in your classroom or media center.





SIRS Researcher Icons
Web: Static & Animated Graphics
A set of JPG and GIF images that can be saved and republished on your school or library website to connect researchers with this research tool.






SIRS Knowledge Source Screensaver
Program: Windows Version
Our SIRS SKS Screensaver provides a brief, yet informative demonstration of each of SIRS' teaching and learning solutions utilizing screen captures, graphics, content, photographs, and more.




SIRS Researcher Bookmarks
PDF: Bookmarks
Print, cut, and distribute these colorful bookmarks to help bolster usage of your SIRS subscription.

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Digital Library "Commercial"
Flash
Connect to our Public and Academic Library toolkit to snag your copy of this SWF/Flash file. You may upload the file and create new code to embed the .SWF file into the HTML source of the webpage where you want it to appear.

(View the rest of our Other Library marketing kits.)

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Powering Teaching & Learning
Video: Flash
Running Time: 14:00

Outlines everything you need to know about improving student achievement via differentiated instruction using our eLibrary and SIRS subscriptions.



Introduction to SIRS Issues Researcher
Video: Flash | YouTube
Running Time: 2:45

An short, customer-tailored video to introduce new users to your ProQuest research tool.




Why Libraries?
Video: Flash | Google Video
Running Time: 12:00

This important video clearly explains why media centers and online reference resources are a critical part of teaching and learning in today's schools.



Why Databases?
Video: Flash | YouTube
Running Time: 4:00

Helps viewers understand why its critical to fund safe, deep online reference databases to keep today's students up-to-date and in-the-know.



Google Comparison
Video: Flash | YouTube
Running Time: 8:00

How does this ProQuest learning and teaching solution stack up against Google? Find out when to use both in this short presentation.



K-12 Training Resources
Video: Flash | YouTube
Running Time: 3:45

Get the most out of your subscription by finding out more about the free training resources offered here at proquestk12.com.