CS 391 | Social and Ethical Issues in Computer Science

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• OSU's Valley Library list of Journals related to technology and ethics
• Search the OSU library with 1Search
  • Valley Library 541-737-7269
  • Ask subject librarians as needed depending on your topic.
  • Ask Oregon Libraries 24/7 Chat
    • Chat with a librarian almost 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
• American Library Association
  • The American Library Association maintains a web site that gives the legal history of Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA), news articles related to CIPA, and information for librarians about how to comply with CIPA.
• Association for Computing Machinery
  • The website has a study report on the findings of the Job Migration Task Force established by ACM to examine the issues surrounding the migration of jobs within the computing and information technology field and industry.
• Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute
  • The website is a source of up-to-date information related to Internet security.

• Center for Computing and Social Responsibility
  • The website provides commentary on the “Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics.”

• Computer History Museum
  • The website has extensive information on the history of computers and technology with online exhibits.
• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
  • The website has links to many different websites and information on various topics related to computers and ethics.
• Edward F. Gehringer’s website on ethics and technology (professor at North Carolina State University)
  • The website has articles related to ethics and information technology. The articles are divided into eight major categories: basics, speech issues, intellectual property, privacy, commerce, risks, computer abuse, and social-justice issues.
• Electronic Privacy Information Center
  • The article has links to many articles concerning privacy information ethics.
• Ethics Newsline
  • An online news website that publishes on worldwide ethics news.
• Ethics Update
  • Ethics Updates provide resources and updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics.
• Government Security
  • The Government Security website is a source of current articles related to computer and network security.
• h+ Magazine
• Covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing — and will change — human beings in fundamental ways.
• Information on Computer Ethics
  • The web site has about 50 links to websites on computer ethics by various universities, research institutions, and other related companies.
• Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies
  • The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies is a nonprofit think tank founded in 2004 by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James J. Hughes. The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies was formed to study and debate vital questions related to ethics and techonology.  The IEET's mission is to be a center for voices arguing for a responsible, constructive, ethical approach to the most powerful emerging technologies.
• Popular Science
  • A leading source of science and technology news since its inception way back in 1872. PopSci.com first came online in 1999
• Science Daily
• Science Daily publishes on research and has articles on a variety of science disciplines and various social issues including ethics and technology.
• Slashdot
  • News aggregator for all things tech.
• Singularity Hub
  • News network covering the latest in robots, genetics, longevity, artificial intelligence, aging, stem cells, and more. The singularity is the point in mankind's future when we will transcend current intellectual and biological limitations and initiate an intelligence and information explosion beyond imagining.
• Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute
  • The website hosted by East Tennessee State University promotes the development of ethical and professional practices that address the impact of software engineering and related technologies on society, through research, education, and consultation with individuals, organizations and governments.  The web site has a lot of links to other sources about ethics and information technology.
• Stanford Computer and Information Ethics
  • The website has an outline of the following topics: The Foundation of Computer and Information Ethics; Defining Computer Ethics; Computers in the Workplace; Computer Crime; Privacy and Anonymity; Intellectual Property; Professional Responsibility; Globalization.
• Technology and Ethics: Strategies for the Digital Age
  • TMCEC is a non-profit corporation that provides educational programs and literature for Texas judges, court support personnel, and city prosecutors to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice. They aim to inform the public about both the Texas judicial system and the laws relating to public safety and quality of life in Texas communities.  The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation created by the Texas Municipal Courts Association in 1984 and funded in large part by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.  The website has links to many articles regarding technology and ethics.
• TED talks
  • TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader.
• Texas Tech University Ethics Center
  • The website has links to many research articles concerning information technology ethics.
• The Global Envision
  • The site contains material supporting and questioning the benefits of globalization.
• The Government Accountability Project
  • The web site contains current news stories related to whistleblowing.
• The Internet Society
  • The website provides a history of the Internet and has interviews with its creators.
  The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics in Santa Clara University
  • The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics offers articles, cases, and other material on a variety of topics in both information technology and ethics, and biotechnology and ethics. Original research, transcripts of presentations, and commentary by staff, scholars, and participants are available.  The website has links to the following topics: The Internet: search engines, filtering, pornography, access, etc.; databases: data mining, privacy, security, etc.; communication: e-mail, social networking, monitoring, etc.; gaming: regulation, violence, addiction, gender stereotyping, educational games, etc.; the IT Industry: intellectual property, e-waste, software piracy, etc.

• The Resarch Center on Computing & Society
  • The web site has many articles discussing computers and ethics.
• The Smithsonian
  • The Smithsonian Museum has a variety of online materials related to the history of information technology, including many photographs.  The site also has in-depth interviews with industry luminaries.
• ThinkQuest
  • This website has many links to different topics related to information technology and ethics including copyright and licensing issues, censorship and the internet, and information privacy issues.
• University of Miami’s Ethics Program
  • The school’s website has links to many resources and research concerning ethics.  Many of the resources are related to information technology.
• Wired Magazine
  • Daily technology news website which often mirrors its print version.

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