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Also known as "Scholarly Articles," "Peer-Reviewed Articles," or "Academic Articles," these are:

Written and reviewed by scholars and provide new research, analysis, or information about a specific topic.
Usually focused on a narrow subject or a single case study
Intended for an academic audience

The following databases are a good place to find information on the field of education

AB/INFORM This link opens in a new window
Includes articles, dissertations, news content and reports covering the various areas of business, advertising, insurance, public administration, real estate, and telecommunications
ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Provides access to articles published by the Association for Computing Machinery, in the form of citations or full text. Documents include newsletters, transcripts of meetings and workshops, as well as company publications.
FAITS – Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies This link opens in a new window
Provides a broad range of over 1,200 technology reports, as well as vendor directories and a comprehensive IT glossary. Browse FAITS by subject area, report type, or search by keyword. Convenient links to several online technology and business news resources, as well as direct links to bibliographic resources, are also included.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses This link opens in a new window
A database that indexes, abstracts, and provides full-text access to dissertations and theses.
Science Direct This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles and e-books covering social sciences and hard sciences from 1995 to the present.
Synthesis Lectures on Mobile and Pervasive Computing This link opens in a new window
A collection of online lectures covering the topics of mobile and pervasive computing
University of Bridgeport Dissertations and Theses on ProQuest This link opens in a new window
A database that indexes, abstracts, and provides full-text access to dissertations and theses written by University of Bridgeport students.

Select Information Technology and Knowledge Management Journals

Journal of Knowledge Management – available from 1998, (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
Information Technology & People – Available from 1995, (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
Behaviour & information technology
Knowledge and Process Management – Available 1999-2005
Knowledge Management Research & Practice – Available 2003-2017

Unlike journal articles, scholarly books:

Are written on a broader, general subject
May contain a collection of related chapters by different authors
Contain less recent information

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Select Information Technology & Knowledge Management Websites

Baseline- Baseline provides valuable information on key technology and business trends—such as cloud computing, mobility and social media—that drive business success. It also includes case studies written by IT and business leaders, how-to articles, research reports, insightful columns and blogs, news and career guidance.

Computer Weekly - Computer Weekly is a digital magazine for IT professionals. Topics covered within the magazine include outsourcing, security and mobile computing to computer hacking and strategy for IT management. Additionally, there is a recruitment section of IT jobs.

Information Week – The Business Value of Technology- This is an information network for IT professionals, addressing mission critical business and technology content across its many websites, applications, magazines, and events it delivers. The website has articles that you can read and comment. Topics include: software, security, cloud, mobility, social business, big data, windows, global CIO, government, healthcare, education, financial, SMB, etc.

IT Business Edge -A database of business intelligence research containing thousands of useful articles, blog posts, news summaries, features and interviews from its team editors and industry experts. New content added daily. Free membership.

KMWorld Best Practices White Papers – In operation for more than 25 years, this online magazine offers a list of best practices white papers and other white papers on a variety of topics that are freely accessible going back to 1998.

Society for Information Management (SIM) -National society for IT management leaders since 1969. Provides various news and publications as well as events and networking.

Information Technology & Knowledge Management subject guide