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Introduction to Science and Technology Studies: 3 onotological images

Hackett, E. J. (2008). The handbook of science and technology studies [electronic resource] / Edward J. Hackett ... [et al.], editors. Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press : Published in cooperation with the Society for the Social Studies of Science, c2008. 

This research guide provides a selection of interdisciplinary online databases that may be useful for searching for books, articles, and primary source material for this course.

In addition to this guide, you may consult the Women's and Gender Studies Research Guide.

Useful subject terms

Gender identity

Sexual health

Technology -- Social aspects

Women in technology

• Discover: Start here for books, articles & more
  Simultaneously search research databases plus the Five Colleges Libraries Catalog to find full-text articles, books and more.
• Women's Studies International (1972 to present)
  Interdisciplinary, covers the latest scholarship in feminist research.
• Criminal Justice Collection (Gale)
  Indexes journals on law, law enforcement, paralegal topics, government and security.
• Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest) (1981 to present)
  Covers academic literature on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
• ERIC
  Covers research documents, journal articles, technical reports, program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials in the field of education.
• PAIS Index (1972 to present)
  Coverage of articles, selected books, government documents, research reports, etc., from a wide range of social sciences.
• PsycInfo (1887 to present)
  Covers the academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, sociology, education, and other areas.
• PubMed (1966 to present)
  Premiere biomedical index, includes MEDLINE and links to molecular biology databases.
• Social Services Abstracts (1979 to present)
  Indexes research on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
• AnthroSource (1988 to present)
  Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource indexes 100 years of anthropological material.
• Anthropology Plus (early 19th century to present)
  Index covering anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research, compiled from Harvard's Anthropological Literature and the Royal Anthropological Society's Anthropological Index.
• Anthropological Index Online (1970 to present)
  Index to current periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library (incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute Library)
• GenderWatch (1970 to present)
  Full text of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
• International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) (1951 to present)
  Indexes about 3,000 journals and 7,000 books per year.
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 to present)
  Covers international journals in political science and its complementary fields.
• Sociological Abstracts (1952 to present)
  Covers the international literature in sociology and related disciplines.

• Global Newsstream (ProQuest)
  Search the most recent global news, including major US dailies, with archives that stretch back into the 1980s from over 2,700 news sources that include newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, blogs, and more in full-text format.
• Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)
  Combined search of the historic Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chinese Newspapers Collection, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Amsterdam News, New York Times, South China Morning Post, Times of India, and Washington Post.
• Alternative Press Index (1969 to present)
  Covers alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
• Alt-PressWatch (1970 to present)
  Full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press.
• Access World News (Newsbank) (date coverage varies)
  Electronic editions of over 2,600 local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as 1,500 international sources. Fully searchable and browsable by map.

Select Journals in Science and Technology Studies

Gender, Technology and Development

Social Studies of Science

Science, Technology and Human Values

Technology and Culture

For a more comprehensive list see the Society for the Social Studies of Science Journals page.

Professional Associations in Science and Techology Studies

Web Resources for Science and Technology Studies