SCIENCE JOURNALS
The University Library provides online access to the following science journals. Below, you can click on the "journal's title" link and get full text access to articles. Be sure to note the years each of the suppliers of the full text provide fulltext access. Click on the "Publisher Website" link and gain access to a variety of value-added services and information. Information provided by the publisher will vary by title, but usually includes author instruction, archives, alerts, editor information, if it is peer reviewed, etc. If the Library does not provide full text for the issues you need, please submit an interlibrary loan request if you are a student or a LEO request if you are a faculty member, and the Library will send you the full text article to your email account without cost.

JSTE
Journal of Science Teacher Education
Publisher's web site

FOCUS: "The Journal of Science Teacher Education is the official journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education. It serves as a forum for disseminating research and theoretical position statements concerning the preparation and in-service education of science teachers.

The journal features pragmatic articles which suggest immediate ways to improve conditions in methods classroom, in-service workshops and teacher recruitment and retention. In addition, there are data-driven research articles that show evidence of the effectiveness of teaching strategies, interventions, etc.

Journal of Science Teacher Education is a publication that adds to what we know about science teaching and learning but, most importantly, serves as a catalyst for thoughtful discussion concerning the improvement of the education of teachers in science." --Publisher

JRST
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Publisher's Web Site

FOCUS: "The Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST) is the official journal of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST).

"JRST seeks to publish the highest quality articles on issues of science teaching and learning, as well as in the broader context of science education policy.
The manuscripts published in JRST are judged to be acceptable by the Editorial Team with the assistance of the Editorial Board.

The target population of JRST is science education researchers and practitioners. JRST has a circulation of approximately 2,500. JRST has been ranked as one of the highest educational journals according to studies published by Ward, Holland, and Schramm (American Educational Research Journal) and Guba and Clark (Educational Researcher) for the American Educational Research Association. These studies identified JRST as one of the premier research journals in science education. --Publisher

SCIENCE TEACHER
Science Teacher
Publisher's Web Site

FOCUS: "The main purpose of NSTA’s well-rounded publishing program is to allow individuals to share ideas with thousands of other people who teach science. The content reflects the needs of its audience of classroom teachers, science supervisors and administrators, teacher educators, and parents. Publishing in NSTA’s peer-reviewed journals is your opportunity to make a significant contribution to science programs at your level of practice—elementary school, middle school, high school, or college. --Publisher

Science Teacher is soliciting articles for future issues. See the timetables and topics.

SCIENCE
Science
Publisher's web site

FOCUS: "The world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary." --Publisher

Read Science's Education Forum edited by Dr. Pamela J. Hines who will present in Curry's CLIC on May 5th.

SCIENCE SCOPE
Science Scope
Publisher's web site

FOCUS: National Sciences Teacher's Association's peer-reviewed journal for middle level and junior high school science teachers." --Publisher

SCIENCE AND CHILDREN
Science and Children
Publisher's web site

FOCUS: Published by the National Science Teachers Association. "Science and Children is a Professional journal for the teacher, principal, and supervisor concerned with the teaching of science at the elementary level. It covers the topics and teaching techniques that K–5 teachers care about most." --Publisher

SCIENCE ACTIVITIES
Science Activities
Publisher's web site

FOCUS: "Science Activities offers a wealth of creative science projects and curriculum ideas for the K-12 classroom teacher. Written by educators, the articles cover a wide range of topics in the biological, physical, environmental, and behavioral sciences. The teacher-tested activities described are inexpensive and provide true hands-on experiences for students. Regular departments include news notes (on exhibits, films, videos, and contests), computer news, classroom aids, and book reviews." --Publisher

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AUTHORSHIP NEGOTIATION
As a graduate student negotiating authorship of an article is part of the research process. We hope these tips from the APA Science Student Council will help make it a positive experience.

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NEW HANDBOOK
TITLE: Handbook for Women Mentors
LOCATION: Education Handbook Area:
CALL NUMBER: BF 637 .M45 H36 2010

NEW HANDBOOK
TITLE: The Sage International Handbook of Educational Evaluation
LOCATION: Education Handbook Area:
CALL NUMBER: LB 2822.75 .R9 2009
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NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK
TITLE: Inventions
LOCATION: CLIC-Northeast corner between 'the windows and the Engineering Center fabricators
CALL NUMBER: T 48 .M858 2009

NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK
TITLE: Secret Subway: The Fascinating Tale of an Amazing Feat of Engineering
LOCATION: CLIC-Northeast corner between the windows and the Engineering Center fabricators
CALL NUMBER: TF 847 .N5 S25 2009

SCIENCE MAGAZINE
Dr. Pamela J. Hines, senior editor of Science magazine will give a presentation on Wednesday, May 5th from Noon - 1:00 p.m. in the CLIC (3rd floor Ruffner Hall).

Science magazine reaches over a million readers, highlighting a select a few papers each week. Dr. Hines will discuss how the journal works, things that prospective authors should consider when preparing their manuscripts for publication, and other strategies for communicating one’s research findings. In addition to serving as editor of Science’s Education Forum, Dr. Hines’s areas of responsibility at the journal include developmental biology, plant science, evolution, and stem cells. (See the write-up about Science and other science journals and magazines in the left column of this newsletter.)

GRADS, RENEW YOUR BOOKS
Graduate students, renew the books you have checked out. Currently, they are due in May. When you renew, the new due date will be 5/11/2011.

What: Panel Discussion
When: Tuesday, May 11th, 11:00.m - noon
Location: CLIC, 3rd floor, Ruffner Hall, room 302
Topic: “Preparing an IES Grant Application: Tips From Curry School IES Reviewers.”

"Six Curry School faculty will briefly provide their own perspectives and tips on what makes for a good (and bad) grant proposal. Then we will open it up for questions. I believe this discussion will be valuable for those of you who are planning on submitting an IES application for the June, 2010 competition. The panel will include: Patrick Tolan, Jim Wyckoff, Xitao  Fan, Andy Mashburn, David Feldon, and Dan Berch," explained Dan Berch, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development.

BROWNBAG
Topic: "The End of an Era: How the evolution of consumer technology will remake academic publishing, and what that means for higher education."
When: Wednesday, May 12, from 12:00 - 1:30
Where: Clemons Library, room 201<br>
Speakers: Karin Wittenborg & James Hilton

The UVA Tech-Connect Community hosts a brown bag lunch event with VP-CIO James Hilton and University Librarian Karen Wittenborg. Today, the Academy bears much of the cost of producing research and written scholarship -- only to see it signed away to publishers, who sell it back again as books and journal subscriptions. In the same way that iTunes has changed the bundling and buying of music, causing seismic changes in the recording industry, new technologies and distribution models like the iBook and Kindle stores are poised to remake the landscape of academic publishing. How will scholars, their societies, and the Academy more generally show up in this new landscape? Will we use these disruptions to take greater control of academic scholarship, or will we be content with continuing to outsource its production and distribution to third parties who have a vested interest in controlling the downstream uses of our work? Space is limited, however, so please email your RSVP to Mary Hanna.

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