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Roots of Cybernetics and Cyberspace |Finding Books|Encyclopedias | Indexes and Databases | Internet Resources |

How We Got Here: The history of cybernetics and cyberspace

VIKAT: The PSU Library Online Catalog

Finding Books

Vikat: http://vikat.pdx.edu/

Vikat is the Portland State University online catalog for books. Use VIKAT to search for books by keyword, author, title, subject. VIKAT locates journals by periodical title, not by subject. Boolean operators can limit or expand searches depending on which one is used.

Boolean Operators

When searching VIKAT for books on Cyborgs try using Cybernetics as the keyword.

TO FIND THE LOCATION OF A CALL NUMBER CHECK THIS LINK http://www.lib.pdx.edu/help/faq/location_lc.html

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Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias are useful to gain background information on a topic. They are generally alphabetical in arrangement and supplement their information with small bibliographies.

Cutting Edge: An encyclopedia of Advanced Technologies. (2000). Oxford: Oxford University Press. T9 .C96 2000 | 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

Encyclopedia of artificial intelligence. (1992). ed. Shapiro, S. New York: Wiley. 2 Vols. Q335 .E53 1992 | 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

Encyclopedia of Bioethics. (1995). ed. Reich, W. New York : Macmillan Pub. Co. 5 Vols. QH332 .E52 1995 | 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

Encyclopedia of computer science and technology. (1975-1996). executive eds. Belzer, J., Holzman, A., Kent, A. New York: M. Dekker. 43 Vols. QA76.15 .E5 | 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

Encyclopedia of ethical, legal, and policy issues in biotechnology. (2000). Murray. T. and M. Mehlman. New York : John Wiley & Sons. 2 Vols. TP248.16 .E539 2000 | 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

The language of biotechnology: a dictionary of terms. (1995). Contributors. Walker, J. et al. Washington, DC : American Chemical Society. TP248.16 .W35 1995 | 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

Macmillan encyclopedia of computers. (1992). ed. Bitter, G. New York: Macmillan. 2 Vols. QA76.15 .M33 1992 | 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology. (1997). 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. 20 Vols. Q121 .M3 1997 | 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

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Indexes, Databases

Print indexes are excellent tools to locate journal articles on a variety of topics. In general they can be searched by subject. Databases are online indexes. Some, though not all, databases at the PSU library are full-text.

A multidisciplinary database that includes full-text access to many of the journal articles it contains. EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite has a broad scope and is an excellent starting source for finding journal articles.

BIOSIS Previews: http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/databases/db_descriptions.html#biosis

Index to journals in Biology and Biomedicine. Try searching Biophysics/Biocybernetics and limiting with the Boolean operators "and" and "or" to limit your search.

CQ Library: http://library.cqpress.com/

Full-text access to the Congressional Quarterly Researcher and Weekly. The CQ Researcher analyzes current, and often controversial topics. The CQ Weekly covers the status of major legislation in Congress.

General Science Index

A paper index covering 168 popular magazines and specialized scientific journals. Use it to quickly find articles on general science topics. Z7403 .G4 | Currently 5th Floor Reference Shelves will be 2nd Floor Reference Shelves

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe provides a variety of full text sources including: regional, national, and international newspapers; magazines; wire services and many other sources.

Systems Science Journals Online: http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/ejournals/sys.html

Full-text journals in the field of systems science, including Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence.

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Internet Resources

Country and International Information Resources. Portland State University. Available:
http://www.lib.pdx.edu/instruction/international.html

Center for Bioethics. University of Minnesota. Available: http://www.bioethics.umn.edu/

The Cyberarts Web: The Cyberspace, Hypertext, and Critical Theory Web. Landrow, G. Brown University. Available: http://landow.stg.brown.edu/cpace/cspaceov.html

CyberReader 2nd ed. Web Site. Vitanza, V. Available: http://www.abacon.com/vitanza/cyber/

Cyborg Citizen Homepage. Gray, C. Available:
http://www.routledge-ny.com/CyborgCitizen/

First Monday: Peer Reviewed Journal on the Internet. Available: http://www.firstmonday.dk/

National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Available: http://bioethics.georgetown.edu/nbac/

National Human Genome Research Institute. National Institutes of Health Available: http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/

PRINCIPIA CYBERNETICA WEB Homepage. Available: http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/Default.html

Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (RCCS). University of Washington. Available: http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/

Voice of the Shuttle Cyberculture Page. Liu A. University of California Santa Barbara. Available: http://vos.ucsb.edu/shuttle/cyber.html

Wired Magazine. Available: http://www.wired.com/wired/

Wired Magazine Archive, Donna Haraway. Wired Magazine. Available: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/people/donna_haraway/

Cyborg Web Evaluation Class http://www.lib.pdx.edu/instruction/cyborgwebeval.html

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