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If you can afford them both do it! I have always loved SIRS because of its added value over a regular magazine database. The articles all have summaries written at the same level of sophistication as the article themselves, which is a huge help as kids try to evaluate relevance for their needs. They also choose only substantive articles, so you don't end up with a list of thins that turn our to be only a few sentences long. I prefer SIRS when I'm teaching Boolean searching. They also provide in a sseparate spot all the info needed for Works Cited pages, alstho they don't format it for you. I'm old-fashioned,: ithink the kids should learn to format it correctly themselves. Whatever we teach them in middle school will probably not be the same in HS, or in colleges anyway. As for Opposing Viewpoimts, there can't be an easier way to find a lot of good articles with various points of view on controversial issues. You can search by topic, or browse their list. And when you find stuff all you have to do is decide on relevance and be wary of bias. Let's face it--there are few articles on controversial issues don't have bias. The students just have to learn to identify it. Maureen S. Irwin Library Director Rye Country Day School Rye, NY 10580 msirwin@optonline.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------