STS 3300 Library Portal: Welcome
Welcome
Welcome to the STS 3300 library portal. The portal provides quick links to the resources you need to succeed in your course. Whether you are online or on-Grounds, UVA Library services and support are available to all students.
Your Librarian
Your Librarian is Maggie Nunley
Each school/department at UVA is assigned a research librarian. 
Connect with Maggie for help with your assignments. This service is available to all SEAS students, and meeting with a librarian early in your research process can help you save time and get a better grade.
Maggie can help with any step in the research process and can meet with you in-person or online via Zoom.
Getting Started at UVA Library
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Research Set-upFive tools, tips, and tricks that will help make your entire research process much easier. Make it easy to get access to article, create citations, and find the information you need!
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Libkey Nomad Browser ExtensionUpon finding an article on any website, Libkey Nomad identifies if the Library has access (and directs you to the full PDF of the article), or if not, directs you to Interlibrary Loan to allow you to get quick access to any article, anywhere.
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Guide to Learning ZoteroA quick guide for learning how to set-up and use Zotero.
Search Virgo
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Getting Started with VirgoUse the link above to open a full-screen version of the PDF below.
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Navigating VirgoInteractive guide to Virgo navigation.
Ask a Librarian
Watch library tutorials
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Navigating the Library websiteLearn how to locate information on the UVA Libraries webpage.
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Finding a library locationMaps, walking directions, and more.
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Help with researchSubject help, tutorials, and common questions... we're here to help!
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Searching for articles and using databasesNot everything is available directly in Virgo — learn how to access academic articles using databases.
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Off-grounds accessYou may need a VPN or other tool when you're not directly on UVA's network.
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Policies about using the LibraryLibrary policies about access, circulation, privacy, and much more.
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Finding a book in the LibraryLearn about the process of locating a book at the UVA Libraries.
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How to use InterLibrary LoanA quick guide to Interlibrary loan and how to request material through UVA Library.
Sign Up for Library events
Sign up for Library orientations, workshops, and events with our online calendar. UVA Library programming is offered in-person and online.
Library resources for STS 3300
Academic databases contain peer-reviewed articles, scientific papers, reports, and more.
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Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics This link opens in a new windowThe articles consider both the professional ethics of science and technology and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society.
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Sage Research Methods Online This link opens in a new window
Sage Research Methods is a methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher.
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Engineering Studies"Engineering Studies is an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the scholarly study of engineers and engineering."
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Journal of Engineering Education"The Journal of Engineering Education seeks to help define and shape a body of knowledge derived from scholarly research that leads to timely and significant improvements in engineering education worldwide."
Explore core STS journals
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Science, Technology & Society
Access to 1999 to Present
"An international journal devoted to the study of science and technology in social context. It focuses on the way in which advances in science and technology influence society and vice versa. It is a peer-reviewed journal that takes an interdisciplinary perspective, encouraging analyses whose approaches are drawn from a variety of disciplines such as history, sociology, philosophy, economics, political science and international relations, science policy involving innovation, foresight studies involving science and technology, technology management, environmental studies, energy studies and gender studies." -
Science, Technology, & Human Values
A peer-reviewed, bi-monthly, international, interdisciplinary journal containing research, analyses and commentary on the development and dynamics of science and technology, including their relationship to politics, society and culture. -
Science as Culture
"Our culture is a scientific one, defining what is natural and what is rational. Its values can be seen in what are sought out as facts and made as artefacts, what are designed as processes and products, and what are forged as weapons and filmed as wonders. In our daily experience, power is exercised through expertise, e.g. in science, technology and medicine. Science as Culture explores how all these shape the values which contend for influence over the wider society." -
Social Studies of Science
A peer-reviewed journal, publishing work from a range of fields including: political science, sociology, economics, history, philosophy, psychology social anthropology, legal and educational disciplines. -
Sustainability Science
Deals with global issues of sustainability that intersect both human impact and social concerns to address the 21st century challenges for sustainability.
Explore ways to make research easier
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How can the Library help you as an undergrad student?What can an academic library help you with? A lot of things! This guide outlines the building, collections, and people that are at UVA to help you succeed, relax, and thrive.
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InterLibrary Loan at UVA LibraryIf something isn't part of the UVA Library collection, we'll get it for you! This guide outlines the variety of ways you can leverage ILL no matter how you like to search or what you're searching for!
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Is it peer-reviewed?A quick tutorial to help you determine if a resource is peer-reviewed or not (and what peer-review means and why we care about it!).
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Tools that save you time doing researchFive tools, tips, and tricks that will help make your entire research process much easier. Make it easy to get access to article, create citations, and find the information you need!
Help with APA citations
For most courses in STS our preferred citation style is APA.