SIRS Photo Essays, chosen for their visual impact, provide a vivid portrayal of social issues and global concepts. Most units also include maps or other graphic elements that put the topic in context and promote visual literacy. Mandarin's configurable options help create a student-friendly information center in your library. For young people, finding the right materials can be a difficult task not so with M3's Web OPAC for children. This primary school interface with mini-tutorial inspires young students to use the system and ultimately succeed in pinpointing the information they need.
Youngsters realize how much fun it is to find just what they want.
Moreover, librarians can configure hypersearch links for fields such as subject and author, giving students the power to discover the vast world of information waiting for them. Students, teachers and administrators now look to the media specialist for answers about technology and how to locate the best available resources. SIRS databases are created with the end user in mind. Interfaces are so well-designed that students and teachers need almost no help to access desired information. This allows the media specialist to focus on other aspects of the job.