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CMSC 304: Social and Ethical Issues in Information Technology: Databases & Articles

Course reviews social issues and the ethical impact of information technology throughout the world. Also examines policy issues that relate to the use of information technology, such as persona, privacy, rights of access, security, transborder information

Core Databases

Professional Journal Resources

Multidisciplinary Databases

Cited Reference Search in Web of Science

This short presentation will show you how to do a cited reference search in the Web of Science database. A cited reference search can help you find more recent research related to your topic, track new developments and examine the influence of a particular paper. Marcie Jacklin, a librarian at Brock University created this tutorial. 

Global Periodical Directory

How do I know if a journal is scholarly (or contains peer-reviewed articles)?

Which electronic databases include this journal?

Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory

Easy to search source of detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals (also called serials) of all types: academic and scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals, e-journals, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters. Covers more than 900 subject areas. Includes ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians.