Resources for Pacific Seminar II

Suggested Subject Headings and Keywords

• “Technology – Social aspects” or “Technology and Social Aspects”: Works on the impact of technology on modern society.
• Technology and civilization:  Works on the role of technology in the history and development of civilization
• “Technology – Moral and ethnical aspects” or “Technology and Ethnical Aspects”
• Technology and law

Selected Reference Sources

• Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1998. 4v.  
  (Ref BJ63 .E44 1998)
  A multi-disciplinary guide to the application of ethical principles in a wide variety of areas, including medicine, science, the environment, law, education, politics, business, media, social services, and society.
• Social Issues in Science and Technology. An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio, 1999.
  (Ref Q175.5 .N49 1999)
  Provides overviews of major areas in which scientific advances have raised questions related to their social, economic, political, religious, and ethical implications. Each entry includes a selected bibliography of additional sources.

Selected Book Titles (in addition to required reading titles)

• Bellamy, Edward. Looking Backward: 2000-1887. Boston : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press
  (PS1086.L6 1995)
• Cross, Gary and Rick Szostak. Technology and American Society : A History. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
  (T14.5 .C76 1995)
• Feenberg, Andrew. Questioning technology.New York : Routledge, 1999.
  (e-book; accessible via Pacificat)

Electronic Databases

• Academic Search Complete 
  Coverage varies, some starting with 1975 - present, updated continuously.
   The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Complete provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications.
• Blackwell Synergy
  Includes over 700 Blackwell's journals, the majority of which are published on behalf of international scholarly and professional societies. Search through all the articles by title, author, keyword and publication titles.
• Wiley InterScience
  Provides online full text access to over 300 journals published by Wiley since January 1996. Engineering and computer science related journals covered by InterScience are divided into the following areas: Civil Engineering, Communication Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering (general), Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technologies, Computer Science (general), and Programming & Software Development.

Selected Web Resources

• Science & Technology Ethics Resources on the World Wide Web
  Operated by the Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia, this site includes a list of subjects and links to other ethics sites as well as to on-line publications.
• NetFuture Institute
  Founded in 1998, the institute is a small, independent not-for-profit organization whose mission is to serve as a forum for research, education, and the exchange of ideas about the re-visioning of science and technology in an effort to realign humanity with nature. Its publication, NetFuture: Technology and Human Responsibility, will be of interest to readers of Technology and the Future and most others who visit this page.
• The OTA Legacy
  The complete collection of reports of the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress, which was established in 1972 and closed in 1995.  The site includes hundreds of reports on science and technology policy issues ranging from the artificial heart to nuclear waste, to the effects of information technology on the financial services industry.

Organizations

• ACM SIGCAS: Special Interest Group on Computers and Society of the Association for Computing Machinery
  SIGCAS brings together computer professionals, specialists in other fields, and the public at large to address concerns and raise awareness about the ethical and societal impact of computers. It publishes a quarterly newsletter and co-sponsors national conferences such as the National Educational Conference, the Computers, Freedom and Privacy  Conference, the Computers and Quality of Life Symposium, and the Computer Ethics Conference.
• Center for the Study of Technology and Society
  A non-profit think tank located in Washington, DC, and Chicago that is devoted to studying and reporting on important technological issues that affect society.  The Center describes itself as "guided by the belief that properly utilized technology can be beneficial, but that uninformed government interference will only stymie technological achievement and close off avenues to progress."
• SSIT:  The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
  A unit of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), SSIT covers such issues as environmental, health and safety implications of technology; engineering ethics and professional responsibility; history of electrotechnology; technical expertise and public policy; peace technology; and social issues related to energy, information technology and telecommunications.  It publishes a quarterly journal, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, and sponsors periodic conferences entitled The International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS).
• The Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
  The Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science at Case Western Reserve University’s mission is “to provide engineers, scientists, and science and engineering students with resources for understanding and addressing ethically significant problems that arise in their work, and to serve those who are promoting learning and advancing the understanding of responsible research and practice in science and engineering." The site also includes a bibliography and a glossary.