The Library holds collections of journals in both online and printed format. To access one of our online journals click on the title of the journal you want to view. When you are on the site use the blue cross to access the "Full Text Access" links. Off campus please use your college computer login.
Child: Care, Health and Development - online
An International peer reviewed journal looking at child health and development.
Educating Young Children: Learning & Teaching in the Early Childhood Years - online
This Australian publication is put together by the Early Childhood Teachers Association of Queensland.
Practical Literacy: The Early & Primary Years - online
This early years journal is produced by the Australian literacy educators association. Designed to share practical ideas and strategies.
Journals are a good way to stay up to date with academic research or developments in a subject or profession. Like magazines they come out at set times throughout the year. For example every month or every 3 months. There are published more frequently than books but are checked by publishers like books. In fact some journals are peer reviewed that means another expert in the topic of study checks the articles are accurate. Journals can be online or physically in our libraries. Journal articles often make suggestions and use academic discussion to develop the author's view.
All print journals are listed on the Library catalogue and the records will show which site they are located at and how long we have kept the title for. A catalogue record for a print journal will look something like this:
You can see that the current copies are kept at Dearne Valley library and UCR and that we also have archive copies. It is also clear when a copy is on loan.