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Educational research available online Educational research findings are now accessible online through ACER's Cunningham Library. EdResearch Online is an easily searchable database containing more than 12000 research articles and documents. The database contains bibliographical details and links to the full text of over 9 000 (or 75%) articles and documents that are available free of charge on the World Wide Web. The full-text of a further 3 000 (or 25%) journal articles for which copyright access has been negotiated are available on a fee-for-service basis. The database contains over 6 000 documents published from 2000 onwards. All of the journals subscribed to are Australian journals related to education research. Documents include journal articles, research reports, government reports, theses, conference proceedings and papers. Cunningham Library also now offers a Complete Article Service providing users with immediate access to scanned images of the full text of articles selected from 120 Australian journals on a fee-per-use basis to cover copyright and processing costs. Cunningham Library Manager Ms Margaret Findlay describes the service as a breakthrough. 'Many of the articles available through EdResearch Online would otherwise be available only by subscribing to the journals or purchasing a copy of an article through an inter-library loan. EdResearch Online allows users to immediately download copies of the articles they are looking for,' Ms Findlay said. 'We are now able to offer a virtual library online. The library catalogue and a database of higher research theses are all there along with the ability to download journal articles on demand. These services provide easier access to Australian research information and are in keeping with ACER's objective of making research findings more accessible to the education community.' Interest in the service has increased rapidly since it was launched in mid 2001, with most hits on the site originating in the United States. Some 280 educational institutions around the world, including many leading universities, have established links from their own websites to EdResearch Online. For further information about the Cunningham Library and its range of services, including details of the Library Membership Services or EdResearch Online, visit the library's website at www.acer.edu.au/library « Back to eNews
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Educational research findings are now accessible online through ACER's Cunningham Library. EdResearch Online is an easily searchable database containing more than 12000 research articles and documents. The database contains bibliographical details and links to the full text of over 9 000 (or 75%) articles and documents that are available free of charge on the World Wide Web. The full-text of a further 3 000 (or 25%) journal articles for which copyright access has been negotiated are available on a fee-for-service basis.

The database contains over 6 000 documents published from 2000 onwards. All of the journals subscribed to are Australian journals related to education research. Documents include journal articles, research reports, government reports, theses, conference proceedings and papers. Cunningham Library also now offers a Complete Article Service providing users with immediate access to scanned images of the full text of articles selected from 120 Australian journals on a fee-per-use basis to cover copyright and processing costs.

Cunningham Library Manager Ms Margaret Findlay describes the service as a breakthrough. 'Many of the articles available through EdResearch Online would otherwise be available only by subscribing to the journals or purchasing a copy of an article through an inter-library loan. EdResearch Online allows users to immediately download copies of the articles they are looking for,' Ms Findlay said.

'We are now able to offer a virtual library online. The library catalogue and a database of higher research theses are all there along with the ability to download journal articles on demand. These services provide easier access to Australian research information and are in keeping with ACER's objective of making research findings more accessible to the education community.'

Interest in the service has increased rapidly since it was launched in mid 2001, with most hits on the site originating in the United States. Some 280 educational institutions around the world, including many leading universities, have established links from their own websites to EdResearch Online.

For further information about the Cunningham Library and its range of services, including details of the Library Membership Services or EdResearch Online, visit the library's website at www.acer.edu.au/library

Educational research available online