According to Michael Spinella, executive director of JSTOR (an online database provider), online search is now the usual starting point among education faculty.
At the AERA Scholarly Communication session, he reported that a recent JSTOR survey revealed that only about 3% of faculty begin research in the library building. About 25% start with a general search on the web via Google or Yahoo; about 28% use a library’s online catalog, and about 38% start with a specific electronic resource like a computer database. (originally posted in the EducationPR blog)
This blog is for faculty and staff of the WSU College of Education, and provides updates and news about the WSU Library System and its resources for education, and general news about the field of education.
About Me
- Veronica Bielat
- Hi and welcome to the WSU COE Library and Research blog. I'm Veronica Bielat, and I am the library liaison to the College of Education. You can reach me at ag6887@wayne.edu or by telephone at (313) 577-4217. The WSU Library System strives to meet your needs for resources and information access. Please contact me if you need any assistance with library resources or services, if you would like to incorporate library resources directly into your Blackboard site, or if you would like to arrange for library instruction for your classroom.
