Abilock, Debbie. 21st Century Literacies: Tools for reading the World. NoodleTools Palo Alto (CA): NoodleTools, Inc, 7 July 2004- [cited 28 August 2006]. Available from Internet: < http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/21c.html >. Debbie Abilock’s demonstration of online reading strategies should not be missed.  Try her Think Aloud and PowerPoint versions for an interesting demonstration of how navigating a webpage triggers active reading methods.

Altun, Arif. Understanding Hypertext in the Context of Reading on the Web: Language Learners' Experience. Current Issues in Education [Online Journal]. Tempe (AZ): College of Education, Arizona State University, 2003, September/October- [cited 1 July 2006]. Available from Internet: < http://cie.asu.edu/volume6/number12/#Reading >.

• Altun reviews the literature of research on Hypertext reading with a special emphasis on second language learners. Of particular interest is the classification of hypertext readers as linear ‘Book Lovers’,  navigation adept ‘studiers’ and the mercurial ‘resource junkie’.

Brown, Gavin T.L. Searching Informational Texts: Text and Task Characteristics That Affect Performance. Reading Online: An Electronic Journal [Database]. International Reading Association, 2003, September/October- [cited 28 August 2006]. Available from Internet: < http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=/articles/brown/ >.

• This research overview examines traditional paper text but also illuminates the study of online reading.  From the abstract: “This article reviews the literature on searching and extracting details and main ideas in paper-based informational texts. (The large body of research on text searching in digital environments is outside the domain of this study; however, the research reported here may well offer valuable clues about how students search digital texts.)”.

Leu , Donald J. and Coiro, Julie. The Literacy Web [Website]. Storrs (CT): University of Connecticut, February 2005- [cited 28 August 2006]. Available from Internet: < http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/index.htm >.

• Dr. Don Leu is a leader in the area he calls New Literacies. This website provides links to a diverse set of resources for classroom teachers and researchers.

Pressley, Michael. Comprehension Instruction: What Makes Sense Now, What Might Make Sense Soon. [Database]. International Reading Association, September 2001- [cited 30 August 2006]. Available from Internet:< http://www.readingonline.org/articles/handbook/pressley/ >.

• Pressley lists questions students should as as they read a text.  This style of active comprehension should also be used when reading online.

McKenzie, Jamie. The Techno-Savvy, Book-Rich Media Center. From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal [Online Journal]. Bellingham (WA): FNO.Org, April 2004- [cited 1 July 2006]. Available from Internet: < http://www.fno.org/apr04/technosavvy.html >.

• The iconoclastic Jamie McKenzie defines the traits of the ‘Techno-Savvy’ librarian or media specialist.  These traits also describe the attributes of a power reader and power user of technology.

Reading Online: An Electronic Journal [Database]. International Reading Association, 2005- [cited 28 August 2006]. Available from Internet: < http://www.readingonline.org/default.asp >.

• This is the Reading Online database of research articles published by the International Reading Association.  Reading Online stopped accepting new research work in late 2005. As such, the work here is slowly aging. However, this site presents a rich archive of information of interest to those seeking to understand reading comprehension and online reading issues.