Sep

23

Find a Journal or a Magazine

September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment

If you want to see if the UMW Libraries owns a journal, magazine, or newspaper, then search the Journal Finder.  The Journal Finder will search the UMW Libraries online and print collections to see if your publication is available within the University of Mary Washington Libraries system.

Aug

6

How to Use this Subject Guide

August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Subject Guide for students studying education at the Stafford Campus of the University of Mary Washington.
Please use the tabs at the top of the screen to navigate to different areas of education and library related information. If you need to research an education topic, click the Articles tab at the top of the [...]

Aug

4

What Does “Peer-Reviewed” Mean?

August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In a peer-reviewed journal, the articles are all written by experts–usually professors or scholars in the field–and have been evaluated by an editorial board of scholars. In other words, the articles are written for scholars, by scholars, and judged by “jury” of the author’s “peers.” Such articles may also be called “scholarly,” “refereed” or “academic.” [...]