The Ohio State University

Online Guide to Resources in Education:
Finding Electronic Journals

An increasing number of professional and scholarly journal articles are available online via the World Wide Web.  Some are freely available to the public; others are only available to OhioLINK-affiliated users, or just OSU-affiliated users.  If the article you need is not available online, and is not available in the OSU Libraries for photocopying, OSU-affiliated users may request a copy through Interlibrary Loan.

Specific articles from most of these journals can be identified by searching ERIC, Education Abstracts or the Professional Development Collection. (Use the "Browse" or "Publications" feature to see if the journal is indexed by the database.) Some journals also can be searched using the search engine available at their Web sites.

Be sure to ask a librarian if you need help.

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Publicly Available Journals

 Education Journals: An Annotated Database for K-12 and Teacher Educators

Not just a list of electronic journals, but provides links where available.  Users are invited to contribute additional titles.

http://webcat.library.wisc.edu:3102/

Education Reviews

Online reviews of recent books in the field of education. Includes access to an electronic discussion list that announces new book reviews.

http://www.ed.asu.edu/edrev/

Electronic Journals in the Field of Education

Developed by the American Educational Research Association, this collection includes "only links to electronic journals that are scholarly, peer-reviewed, full text and accessible without cost.

http://aera-cr.ed.asu.edu/links.html

Internet Public Library: Online Serials in Education

A mix of scholarly, professional, and popular journals in a variety of education fields.  All should be freely accessible.

http://www.ipl.org/div/serials/browse/edu00.00.00/

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Electronic Journals Limited to OhioLINK or OSU Users

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC)

Use the EJC to locate many of the electronic journals to which OSU-affiliated users have access. Many of the journals listed here also will be found in OSCAR, but you should check both places.

OSCAR

Search OSCAR by journal title (not article title) to determine if the journal you are seeking is available online.  Depending on the source of the full text, only certain volumes may be available online.  Be sure to check the complete OSCAR record--or ask a librarian--if you have any questions.

Note:  Many journals articles listed in Education Abstracts and certain other databases will be available online but will not be listed as such in either the EJC or OSCAR.  Be sure to click the "Find a Copy" links on your search results screen to see if an online copy is available.

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Selected List of Free Electronic Professional Journals

Education Week on the Web

Online version of one of the leading news sources in education. Focuses on current event, with more substantial articles available in its sister online publication Teacher Magazine at the same Web site.  Searchable archive of past issues, 1981-present.

http://www.edweek.org/

Educational Researcher (ER) Online

American Educational Research Association's online news and opinion source
http://www.aera.net/pubs/er/

NEA Today Online

Current events and other information from the National Education Association.

http://www.nea.org/neatoday/

Rethinking Schools Online

Online version of one of the leading journals in urban education and educational reform. Committed to "equity and to the vision that public education is central to the creation of a humane, caring, multiracial democracy."  Presents critical reports on topics such as multicultural education, standardized testing, educational finance, and school choice.  Includes links to related organizations and publications.

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/

Voices from the Field

Produced by the Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory, this journal presents essays on educational reform from the perspective of practicing classroom teachers. Click on the "Archive" link to view a complete list of issues.

http://www.lab.brown.edu/public/voices/

Welcome to Reading Online

Published by the International Reading Association since 1997, focuses on literary practice and research in elementary and secondary classrooms, as well as supporting professionals as they integrate technology into the classroom

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Selected List of Free Electronic Scholarly Journals

Current Issues in Education

Includes materials on "curriculum and instruction, policy, social and philosophical foundations, psychology, technology, school counseling, and research methodology in education."

http://cie.ed.asu.edu/

Early Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP)

Published by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, ECRP features "articles related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8."

http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/index.html

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Peer-reviewed electronic journal providing articles on theory, research, and practice of distance education.

http://www.irrodl.org/

Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation (PARE)

Published by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, PARE aims "to provide education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice." Includes searchable archives.

http://ericae.net/pare/

School Library Media Research

Published by the American Association of School Librarians, SLMR features articles related to the theory and practice of school librarianship, including information literacy and children's literature.

http://www.ala.org/aasl/SLMR/index.html

Teachers College Record Online

Includes feature articles, book reviews, access to threaded discussions, and announcements.  Content collections include links to Web sites, TCRecord Online articles, book citations, and descriptions of or links to some of the most relevant journals in the content area.

http://www.tcrecord.org/

Theory and Research in Social Education

Entire run of this journal (Oct. 1973-Summer 2002) available online. New issues will be added periodically.
http://purl.fcia.edu/usf/dc/t1

Theory Into Practice (TIP) -- EHS Stacks  LZ11 .T462 1999 (CD-ROM; also in print in EHS Journal Stacks under same call number)

Contains Vols. 1-40 (1962-2001).  Published by the OSU College of Education; contains articles on a variety of topics of interest to pre-service and practicing teachers.  Also a variety of theme-based issues.  Students can discover when a term first appeared in the journal, how the concept has developed over time, and what viewpoints various authors have expressed on a topic.  Will be available online beginning in 2003.

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