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Over the last five years, information technology has revolutionized the
way in which scholars can access information and data resources. Education
practitioners and scholars are no different. This Digest is designed to
aid those wishing to learn more about how to use information technology to
access electronic resources. Readers should be aware that the resources
and the Internet addresses below are subject to change.
Since the World Wide Web's inception in 1989, more information is
available to more people today than at any other time in our history. Such
an information-rich environment provides a wealth of opportunities for
scholars and practitioners of education to access a variety of electronic
resources. Web resources include reports, papers, policy positions, etc.,
many of which are available full-text.
How to Find Journals Online
Journal and magazine publishers are beginning to offer services for
subscribers as well as those who visit their website. Services include
full-text versions of articles published in the past as well as upcoming
tables of contents.
Try visiting the official Web site of magazines and journals. The next
time you look at a hard copy of a periodical, examine the publisher's
information. Often the journal URL will be printed on the inside front or
back cover. If you are unable to locate a URL, make note of the journal
publisher. Use a search engine, like Infoseek or Galaxy, to search for the
name of the journal. After searching for the URL, visit its home page to
determine the potential of full-text journal articles. Another wise
starting point is the Education Virtual Library located at
[
www.csu.edu.au] or the Center for
Instructional Materials and Computing Education Journal Annotations
available at [
cimc.soemadison.wisc.edu]. These
resources will aid you in locating journals and magazines of interest, as
well as other potentially information rich Web sites.
Periodicals
Triangle Journals publishes a variety of educational journals including
International Studies in the Sociology of Education, Curriculum Studies
and Oxford Studies in Comparative Education. Triangle is currently
releasing free online portable document format access to many journal
volumes published after 1997 (as discussed above). To see the complete
line of journals and to access the free online publications, visit
Triangle Journals at [
www.triangle.co.uk]. A sample of
other educational journals available online includes the following:
* American School Board Journal (http://www.asbj.com/)
* Journal of Chemical Education
(http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/index.html)
* Journal of Economic Education (http://www.indiana.edu/~econed/)
* World Education Review (http://www.wes.org/wenrarch/wenarch.htm)
* Harvard Education Review (http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~hepg/online.html)
* International Journal of Science Education
(http://www.tandf.co.uk/jnls/sed.htm)
* International Journal of Lifelong Education
(http://www.tandf.co.uk/jnls/led.htm)
Magazines
Similar to scholarly publications, many magazines are becoming available
full-text online. One prime example of a magazine supporting online
technology is the Atlantic Monthly (http://www.theatlantic.com) which
offers an online archive of many topic-related articles. For example, you
can find online articles by Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois. Look
through the Atlantic Monthly education archive
(http://www.theatlantic.com/election/connection/educatio/educatio.htm) as
well as other related topics such as the economy, politics, race, or
gender. In addition to these magazines, the following journals also
maintain archives and current materials available for free online:
* Phi Delta Kappan (http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kappan.htm)
* The American Prospect (http://epn.org/prospect.html)
* Policy Review (http://www.policyreview.com/backiss.html)
* Rethinking Schools (http://www.rethinkingschools.org/)
* NCTM Publications (http://www.nctm.org/publications/)
* Technical Horizons in Education (http://www.thejournal.com/)
* Educational Leadership (http://www.ascd.org/pubs/el/elintro.html)
* Education Week (http://www.edweek.org/)
* Green Teacher (http://www.web.ca/~greentea/)
* Creative Classroom (http://www.creativeclassroom.org/)
* Home Education (http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/wlcm_HEM.html)
Online Journals
Many journals have emerged on the World Wide Web. Normally these are
comprised of two types: web-only versions and electronic publishing
projects. Web-only journals comprise a rapidly growing sector of the World
Wide Web. One such example is the Electronic Policy Analysis Archives
located at [
epaa.asu.edu]. EPAA has published original scholarly
articles since 1993 and has been accessed more than 250,000 times. It is
an excellent source about issues in education in the United States, and
has grown recently to include internationally-related educational issues.
In addition, the following is a sampling of online-only journals:
* International Education - Electronic Journal
(http://www.canberra.edu.au/uc/educ/crie/ieej_home.html)
* Kairos: A Journal For Teachers of Writing in Webbed
Environments (http://129.118.38.138/kairos/default.htm)
* National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
(http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/)
* Current Issues in Comparative Education
(http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~academic/ice/)
* Electronic Learning (http://scholastic.com/EL/)
* College Quarterly: A Journal of Professional Development for
College Educators (http://www.collegequarterly.org/)
Another type of online-only journal is the Electronic Policy Network (EPN)
available at [
epn.org]. While the EPAA publishes original articles,
the EPN searches reform and policy institute Web sites for online
material. EPN maintains sections on economics and politics, education,
media, health, and civic participation. In addition, EPN provides links
and information to a variety of scholarly Web sites, publishers, and
online papers. EPN education, available at
[
epn.org], provides a bimonthly update of
critical issues in American education; it is an excellent source for
educational policy scholars and students. EPN also maintains an archive on
educational issues.
Some online journals are supported through an electronic publishing
program designed to offer online versions of traditional journals. Many
require subscriptions to access materials. One example of an electronic
publishing project is MUSE housed at Johns Hopkins University. MUSE
(http://muse.jhu.edu/muse.html) has full-text access to more than 30
journals, including the Journal of Higher Education and the Journal of
Democracy. Users can search the complete collection with title or keyword
searches.
Another excellent source for a variety of full-text journals is JSTOR
(http://www.jstor.org). JSTOR has journals from economics, sociology,
education, anthropology, Asian studies, political science, etc. JSTOR
allows a user to search its entire collection for key education words.
Check the availability of JSTOR and MUSE at your local campus library.
Many other online sites are supported by higher education institutions. In
addition, CARFAX offers online access to 37 various journal publications.
To learn more about CARFAX and their online services, visit
[
www.carfax.co.uk]. CatchWord Ltd. also offers paid
access through RealPage to more than 50 international education journals
at [
cherubino.catchword.com]. RealPage works similarly to
Adobe Acrobat Reader, allowing the user to download the contents of
journals for viewing and printing at home, school, or in the office.
Electronic Notification of Journal Contents by E-mail
Many journal publishers are beginning to provide an electronic service
alerting readers of journal updates and upcoming tables of contents. One
example of this type of service is offered by Carfax. Carfax,
headquartered in the United Kingdom, publishes hundreds of scholarly
journals. Scholarly Articles Research Alerting (SARA) service allows a
user to subscribe to several clusters of journals within certain topic
areas. For example, within education Carfax publishes journals within the
following areas: Assessment, Comparative Education, Drama and English,
Educational Policy, Education Research, Further Education, Higher
Education, Moral and Religious Education, Multicultural Education,
Sociology of Education, Special Needs, and Teacher Education. Within each
of these journal areas, Carfax publishes several journals, which are
referred to as a cluster. When you visit the official Web site of a
journal or magazine, look for this emerging service.
To subscribe to SARA, visit the Carfax Web site at
[
www.carfax.co.uk] and determine the content area and
particular clusters that match your interests. For example, if you want to
subscribe to the multicultural education cluster, send a message to
SARA@Carfax. In the body of the message, type the following message:
SUBSCRIBE MULTICULTURAL-EDUCATION-C
References
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[
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Morgan, N. A. & Batovsky, S. (1998). An introduction to Internet resources
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Schrock, K. (1998). Evaluation of world wide web sites: An annotated
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Slowinski, J. (1999). Knowledge acquisition: Utilizing the Internet to
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[
www.indiana.edu].
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This Digest was prepared by Joseph Slowinski <joeslow@indiana.edu>,
Associate Instructor Indiana University.
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