World History
Teaching History: A Journal of Methods. This journal was designed for history teachers at all levels who wish to read about, or contribute to, innovative methods of teaching history.
It is a good journal. I have read several articles from it and liked them. They were helpful to me in designing lesson plans and having new ideas for teaching history.
Unfortunately, this journal is virtually invisible on the Web. Even though the information economy has shifted to the Web, this journal has no articles (not even some sample ones!) online. This means that search engine spiders do not find the content of this journal, people do not find it when searching online for history topics, and no one can link to journal content. Good articles are read by few when the potential exists for these same articles to be read by multitudes.
I understand that a journal needs to protect a revenue stream. However, can it consider some alternate routes to reflect the reality the information world? How about giving full-text access but placing Google ads which would probably generate more revenue than subscription fees? How about giving away a significant number of notable articles to generate Web traffic which might get more subscriptions? At least give out the table of contents of each issue with abstracts...
I have no doubt that this journal (like many others history journals in the field suffering from Web phobia) will either get a real Web presence or vanish into oblivion. I hope this excellent journal will choose relevance and survival.
- John Peter Zenger
Zenger Trial John Peter Zenger was an American publisher, editor, and journalist. Zenger is most famous for printing the first mathematics book in the New York colony. He is also known widely for helping to establish the idea of press freedom in the colonies...
- Holocaust And Genocide Studies
Holocaust and Genocide Studies - International journal featuring research articles, interpretive essays, and book reviews in the social sciences and humanities. It is the principal publication to address the issue of how insights into the Holocaust apply...
- Radical History Review
Radical History Review. Analyzes and challenges hierarchies of class, race, gender, sexuality, and empire from a variety of oppositional perspectives. My political outlook definetly swings to the right so I am quick to filter what I read at this site...
- Pike And Shot Society - Renaissance Warfare 1400-1720
Pike and Shot Society - Renaissance Warfare 1400-1720 Society promoting interest in warfare during the period 1400 through 1720. Tables of contents and article excerpts from their print journal, wargames information and links to other early-modern warfare...
- Jstor Is Free On A Limited Basis
Anyone who has been in college or grad school recently remembers JSTOR (journal storage) and the many times you used it to get information. Well now you can register for free and get access to three articles a week for free. Especially if...
World History
Teaching History: A Journal of Methods
Teaching History: A Journal of Methods. This journal was designed for history teachers at all levels who wish to read about, or contribute to, innovative methods of teaching history.
It is a good journal. I have read several articles from it and liked them. They were helpful to me in designing lesson plans and having new ideas for teaching history.
Unfortunately, this journal is virtually invisible on the Web. Even though the information economy has shifted to the Web, this journal has no articles (not even some sample ones!) online. This means that search engine spiders do not find the content of this journal, people do not find it when searching online for history topics, and no one can link to journal content. Good articles are read by few when the potential exists for these same articles to be read by multitudes.
I understand that a journal needs to protect a revenue stream. However, can it consider some alternate routes to reflect the reality the information world? How about giving full-text access but placing Google ads which would probably generate more revenue than subscription fees? How about giving away a significant number of notable articles to generate Web traffic which might get more subscriptions? At least give out the table of contents of each issue with abstracts...
I have no doubt that this journal (like many others history journals in the field suffering from Web phobia) will either get a real Web presence or vanish into oblivion. I hope this excellent journal will choose relevance and survival.
- John Peter Zenger
Zenger Trial John Peter Zenger was an American publisher, editor, and journalist. Zenger is most famous for printing the first mathematics book in the New York colony. He is also known widely for helping to establish the idea of press freedom in the colonies...
- Holocaust And Genocide Studies
Holocaust and Genocide Studies - International journal featuring research articles, interpretive essays, and book reviews in the social sciences and humanities. It is the principal publication to address the issue of how insights into the Holocaust apply...
- Radical History Review
Radical History Review. Analyzes and challenges hierarchies of class, race, gender, sexuality, and empire from a variety of oppositional perspectives. My political outlook definetly swings to the right so I am quick to filter what I read at this site...
- Pike And Shot Society - Renaissance Warfare 1400-1720
Pike and Shot Society - Renaissance Warfare 1400-1720 Society promoting interest in warfare during the period 1400 through 1720. Tables of contents and article excerpts from their print journal, wargames information and links to other early-modern warfare...
- Jstor Is Free On A Limited Basis
Anyone who has been in college or grad school recently remembers JSTOR (journal storage) and the many times you used it to get information. Well now you can register for free and get access to three articles a week for free. Especially if...