A CD-ROM recently introduced by UMI is receiving an enthusiastic reception from media specialists and students at high schools across the country, including one suburban Chicago school district. IssueQuest features hundreds of research topics from more than a dozen major subject areas. Among the subjects covered on the single disc include education, science and technology, business, the economy, and the environment.
Content is updated monthly.
Students and teachers use the essays as a guide, much as they do an encyclopedia, to gain further insights on topics. Each essay also includes a glossary of terms, suggested areas for further study, and a list of related professional associations and their Web site addresses, so students and teachers can gather additional information. This information-rich, primacy source material is both affordable and very easy to use. I feel UMI introduced the right product at the right time. A teacher for 23 years, Levin said IssueQuest's strongest features are not only the diverse number of newspapers offered, but also the introductory essays and the bibliographies.