SOCIOLOGY 311: Sociology, Science and Technology
LIBRARY RESOURCES

Contents:
Course Description
Information Literacy
Exam Papers
Reference Books
Voyager Searches
Journals
Databases
Internet Sites
Library Tutorials
Referencing and Plagiarism
FAQs

Sociology Department

Subject Librarian:
Philip Abela
373 7599 ext. 83912
Room 120, Level 1, General Library
University of Auckland

Course Description

Science and technology figure prominently in our lives yet they have received little sociological attention. The survey begins with the organization of scientific communities and culminates with the ‘Science Wars’. Topics studied include: science and gender, colonialism and the military, images of scientists in film, technology and social theory, and ‘technoculture’.

Information Literacy

Information Literacy is the set of intellectual capabilities, knowledge and skills needed to use information at a level appropriate to the position, work environment, and discipline of the individual and the ability to continue to develop these skills into the future, as explained in The University of Auckland information literacy policy.

Exam Papers

Previous exam papers for this course are available on the Exam Database.

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.
General Library Science Reference (Level M) 306.45 R43

Ritzer, George, ed. 2007. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Malden: Blackwell.
General Library Arts Reference 301.03 R61

Scott, John, and Gordon Marshall, eds. 2005. Oxford Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
General Library Arts Reference 301.03 C74 2005 .

Voyager Searches

Suggested Subject Heading Searches

If there are many titles under a subject you may prefer to sort the results by date, with the most recent publications first. To do this, click on the down arrow by 'Sort by:' and select 'Latest date first'.

Keyword Searches

There are some topics for which you won't find a convenient subject heading. You can try a Keyword Search for phrases such as "science wars" or words like technoculture.

Journals

These are some of the journals covering sociological theory. Click on the journal title to see the location of the hard copy in the Library and links to e-journals.

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

You may want to browse recent issues of these journals to see the published results of current research. To find out what has been written in these and other journals, you should search a database.

Databases

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

• Actor-Network Theory
  

• E=MC Squared
  This website is part of New Zealand's celebrations for the 2005 International Year of Physics
  

• Echo: Research Centre
  Echo's research center catalogues, annotates, and reviews sites on the history of science, technology, and industry.
  

• Cultural Studies of Science and Technology
  

• Hyperlink to Donna Haraway
  

• Internet Culture
  

• Science and Technology
  

• Society for the History of Technology
  

• Alan Sokal’s Home Page
  

Library Tutorials

To improve your research skills you can make a booking for Library courses.

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 Sociology Referencing Guide is available on the Department's website.

The Chicago Manual of Style Online

Referen©ite Academic referencing resource

FAQs

How do I find the full text of an article if it is not available in the database I am searching?
Some databases such as Sociological Abstracts do not include links to the full text of the article. Use the button to find if we have the journal available online or to search The Catalogue for the hard-copy journal in the Library.

Where can I go for more help?
Student Learning Centre