SOCIOL 311: Sociology, Science and Technology
Library Resources

Reference Books
Library Catalogue
Journals
Databases & Articles
Internet Sites
Referencing and Plagiarism

Subject Librarian:
Musarrat Begum

Reference Books

In the initial stage of your research it is helpful to define your topic, and identify terminology to use when you are searching databases. Dictionaries and encyclopedias will help you with terminology. Articles in encyclopaedias provide an overview of a topic.

Reference books are an excellent place to start your research. You should then go on to read more in-depth journal articles and books.

Restivo, Sal, ed. 2005. Science, Technology, and Society: An Encyclopedia, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Library copies

Ritzer, George, ed. 2007. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Malden: Blackwell. Library copies

Scott, John, and Gordon Marshall, eds. 2005. Oxford Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Library copies

Library Catalogue

Subject Headings

Keyword Searches

There are some topics for which you won't find a convenient subject heading. Look in the catalogue for words and phrases such as technoculture or "science wars".

Journals

• Perspectives on Science: Historical, Philosophical, Social
• Social Studies of Science

Databases & Articles

To find more information on a topic, a good place to start is a database that indexes journals and books. More databases are listed on the Sociology resource pages.

• Sociological Abstracts
• SAGE Full-Text Collections: Sociology
• Science Direct

Internet Sites

• Cultural Studies of Science and Technology
• Donna Haraway
• Science and Technology
• Society for the History of Technology
• Alan Sokal

Referencing and Plagiarism

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting his or her learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the world-wide web. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.

Honesty and integrity are valued in all academic activities at The University of Auckland. This website provides information about the key principles and practices underlying academic honesty, and advice and resources: Academic Honesty and Plagiarism.

The Chicago Manual of Style Online

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