The Journal of Erie Studies: On The Web

Focus of the Journal of Erie Studies:
Work is happening behind the scenes for The Journal of Erie Studies to go on line this year. After thirty-one years of publishing the print issue every fall and spring Erie County Historical Society has joined with Edinboro University of Pennsylvania to publish on-line.

The electronic version of The Journal of Erie Studies will produce articles and other materials separate from the print version of The Journal of Erie Studies. Plans include tables of contents of past issues, an expanded index, and other print products.

The Journal of Erie Studies Online, when launched, will be available wherever an Internet connection can be made. Viewers of this homepage may begin doing research on Erie area historical topics remote from libraries and the parent institution. Links to other homepages, particularly that of the Erie County Historical Society, will direct the interested student to further local historical information. The Erie County Historical Society is located in the Erie County History Center in Erie's historic commercial district. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is located at the opposite end of Erie County, in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

Role of the History Department at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania:
Faculty in the Department of History at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania have long collaborated with the Erie County Historical Society and Museums in a variety of ways. Many faculty articles and research monographs have been published in the "Journal" over the years, and faculty have served in the capacity of readers and editorial assistants as the need arose. History faculty have referred both graduate and undergraduate students to the Society for internships and federal work- study positions related to a variety of projects over the years.

In the spring and summer of 2000, meetings were held between various personnel of the Society and the University to discuss possibilities for expanded collaboration. In consequence, Edinboro University sponsored the fall 2000 edition of the "Journal" in terms of both funding and content. Three articles were authored by History faculty, and a fourth, on the history of Edinboro University and its pivotal role in the region, was written by David Obringer, University Archivist. Another outcome of the aforementioned meetings was an agreement to collaborate on a proposal for an electronic version of the "Journal," initially as a pilot project, with future electronic editions dependent upon reception and clarification of their relationship to the print editions. Beginning in February 2002, a committee of Society and University personnel met regularly to work out the details of the pilot edition. This project is still in development but progressing nicely.

Staff & Editorial Board:
[Opening Available] Editor JES
Ihor Bemko, Phd, Edinboro University
Rhonda Clark, Phd, Mercyhurst College
Bob Illsevich, ECHS&M Publications Committee
Joseph Laythe, Phd, Edinboro University
Chris McCammon, ECHS&M Publications Committee
John Rossi, Phd, The Behrend College
Anne Stewart, Publications Committee, Crawford Co. Historical Society
Sarah Thompson, Reading Specialist, Strong Vincent High School
Renata Wolynec, Phd, Edinboro University