[The
May 2008 issue of SIMILE will be posted soon.]
Thank
you for your patience.
However,
the February 2008 issue is now available.
Studies
In Media & Information Literacy Education (SIMILE) provides a
venue for scholarly articles that bridge the subject areas of media
and information literacy. SIMILE is interested in publishing research
that advances knowledge about media and information literacy.
At the
same time, the journal seeks studies directed at a readership in the
fields of information/media studies, library science, and education.
SIMILE will also examine ways in which reference- and teacher-librarians,
teachers, and other concerned professionals can integrate media literacy
concepts into instructional sessions.
As librarians
and information professionals assume new roles and responsibilities,
the type of instruction that these individuals have typically provided
should be expanded to include the "politics of information."
Reference librarianship, for example, has evolved into the area of
classroom-based teaching that stresses how to use information resources
for a wide variety of user groups.
Media
literacy, therefore, refers to the ability to recognize and analyze
the political, economic, and cultural factors which influence all
facets of the information presented through media sources.
SIMILE
is a peer-reviewed journal that uses a double-blind refereeing process.
Manuscripts are first reviewed by the editors. If deemed suitable
following this initial review, they are then sent to two individuals
on our editorial board or to other appropriate scholars as selected
by the editors.
SIMILE
aims to explore the ways in which social and cultural environments
impact media production and the methods that could be used to teach
the skills needed to "read" these environments. It will
also strive to provide multiple perspectives arising from the diverse
cultural contexts which form the basis of global media literacy issues.
SIMILE
will be of interest to a wide range of readers and researchers interested
in tracking mass media trends. Articles in SIMILE should concentrate
on innovative ways to impart the importance of media awareness and
literacy to students and the general public.
While
mass media delivery methods and mechanisms are constantly evolving,
SIMILE is interested in the content and the content-providers of mass
media. Insofar as traditional media and new media "no longer
exist in mutually exclusive spheres," articles in SIMILE will
examine the content of newspapers and magazines, radio, television,
films, videos, computer games, on-line databases, and web sources
of all types, whether specialized sites, vertical portals or general-purpose
portals.
The images,
graphics, sounds, and hyperlinks that constitute the editorial and
advertising content of all print and electronic media are also subjects
that will be discussed in SIMILE. In tandem with the convergence of
traditional and new media, the definition of mass media as either
a form of information or of entertainment can no longer be applied.
SIMILE thus recognizes the importance of examining the nexus of education,
information and entertainment in various media formats.
SIMILE
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