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Articles (Indexes and Databases)
Because the topic of technology in society can be represented by many different disciplines no one area contains all the possible sources. The following list provides access to a variety of databases that could be useful:
Academic Search Complete (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h) This scholarly collection offers full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including: biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, law, mechanical engineering, psychology, religion & theology, and other fields.
Inspec (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/databases/login/insp) Provides access to the world's scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, information technology, production, and manufacturing and mechanical engineering.
SocINDEX (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=sih) Covers all subdisciplines of sociology, including criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, political sociology, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.
IEEE Xplore(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/DynWel.jsp) Provides full-text access to IEEE transactions, IEEE and IEE journals, magazines, and conference proceedings published since 1988, and all current IEEE standards; brings additional search and access features to IEEE/IEE electronic library users.
Full Text Electronic Journals
Technology in Society (http://journals.ohiolink.edu/ejc/journal.cgi?issn=0160-791X) Technology in Society, an international journal, covers a range of interdisciplinary fields identified by the terms: technology assessment, science, technology and society; management of technology; technology and policy; the economics of technology; technology transfer, appropriate technology and economic development; ethical and value implications of science and technology; science and public policy; and technology forecasting. A focus common to all these fields is the role of technology in society - its economics, political and cultural dynamics; the social forces that shape technological decisions and the choices that are open to society with respect to the uses of technology.
IEEE Technology & Society Magazine (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&jid=IEY&site=ehost-live) The impact of technology (as embodied by the fields of interest in IEEE) on society, the impact of society on the engineering profession, the history of the societal aspects of electro-technology, and professional, social, and economic responsibility in the practice of engineering and its related technology.
Technological Forecasting & Social Change (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00401625) A major forum for those wishing to deal directly with the methodology and practice of technological forecasting and future studies as planning tools as they interrelate social, environmental and technological factors.
Books, Reference and Media
The Clermont College Library has a variety of relevant sources available in the reference and circulating collections. Since the topic of technology in society can be represented by many different disciplines no one area contains all the possible sources.
Some suggestions include the BJ section for ethics, the HN57 section for social issues, and the Q section for a variety of items across the science and technology fields.
The following reference sources may be of interest:
Science, technology, and society: an encyclopedia REF HM846 .43 2005
Science, technology, and society: the impact of science 2000 B.C. - 18th century REF Q125 .S434756 2002 3vols.
Science, technology, and society: the impact of science in the 19th century REF Q125 .S434762001
Science, technology, and society: the impact of science in the 20th century REF Q125 .S395 2002 3vols.
Using the online catalog (http://uclid.uc.edu/search/X) you can find items on your topic by performing a KEYWORD search using key concepts. If you prefer, you can perform a SUBJECT search in the catalog for:
Human-computer interaction
Technology and civilization
Information Technology -- Social aspects
Technology assessment
Mass media and culture
Technology forecasting
Mass media -- Social Aspects
Technological innovations -- Social aspects
Science and civilization
Technology -- Moral and ethical aspects
Science -- Moral and ethical aspects
Technology -- Philosophy
Science -- Social apects
Technology -- Psychological aspects
Technology -- Social aspects
You may also limit your location to “Clermont”. However, be aware that this limit would eliminate the numerous electronic books and resources from the results.
