SIMILE: Studies in Media & Information Literacy
Education
SIMILE: Studies in Media &
Information Literacy Education, a journal for those in the
fields of information/media studies, library science, and education, is now
available online at http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/120764/?p=3857c04fe1cb40bfa631ffe5e3dcb7be&pi=15.
A subscription to the online version of SIMILE
includes access to archived articles, editorials, and book reviews
dating from 2002.
Published quarterly, SIMILE
features research that advances knowledge about media and information literacy.
The journal explores the ways in which social and cultural environments impact
media production, and various methods that could be used to teach the skills
necessary to navigate through these environments. SIMILE is an invaluable resource for librarians and teachers
who give instruction in media literacy.
Free Sample Articles
Recent issues include articles such as “Challenging Islamophobia Through Visual Media
Studies: Inquiring Into a Photograph of Muslim Women on the Cover of Canada's
National News Magazine” (http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/hw74w68082453225/?p=a4659ac7408b41c88c5745c64ffae98d&pi=1)
and “New Literacies as a Challenge for Traditional Knowledge Conceptions
in School: A Case Study from Fifth Graders Digital Media Production” (http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/93224714648vl753/?p=a4659ac7408b41c88c5745c64ffae98d&pi=2).
To read either of these articles, simply click on the link following the title
of the article you’d like to read, and then click on the PDF file icon
that appears on the Journal Article page. Alternatively, you can cut and paste the article name into your
browser.
A full list of the journal’s archived articles can be seen at http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/120764/.
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