Scope

In an expanding field of research called, "artificial intelligence," computers can be programmed to learn, to ask questions, to manipulate objects, and to comment on the answers they receive. However, the question of whether such machines are actually thinking and understanding, or merely simulating thinking and understanding, is debatable. This Research Guide focuses more on current research in the field rather than the moral or ethical implications of artificial intelligence.

Overview

Encyclopedia Americana
College Library Reference Collection: AE 5 E333 2001
Refer to "Cybernetics" in volume 8, page 364

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online 1992 (updated daily)
Britannica Online is a searchable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest encyclopedia articles. Basic instructions for Encyclopædia Britannica Online

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
College Library Reference Collection: Q 121 M3 1997
Refer to "Artificial Intelligence" in volume 2, pages 146-150

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

artificial intelligence
cybernetics
natural language processing
neural network computers
robots
thought and thinking expert systems

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

Applied Science and Technology Abstracts 1983 - to date (updated quarterly)
The Applied Science and Technology Abstracts covers more than 400 English language scholarly and trade journals in the general fields of engineering, computers, chemistry, applied mathematics, energy, and a wide variety of applied sciences. Basic instructions for Applied Science and Technology Abstracts

CQ Researcher November 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
Contains weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly that cover the most current and controversial issues. Basic instructions for CQ Researcher

General Science Full Text 1984 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 150 popular and scholarly periodicals, as well as the Science section of the New York Times. Subjects include biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environment, nutrition, genetics, medicine and health. Basic instructions for General Science Full Text

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Dates Vary (updated daily)
Contains the full-text articles from U.S. and international newspapers (including the New York Times, June 1980 - to date), as well as some news and business magazines and trade journals. The truncation symbol is an exclamation point (!). Basic instructions for Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

Social Sciences Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 415 scholarly journals in economics, politics, public administration, public health, sociology, criminology, environmental and urban studies, psychology and anthropology. Basic instructions for Social Sciences Full Text

Core Journals

AI Magazine
Artificial Life
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Cybernetics and Systems
Evolutionary Computation
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation
Information Sciences
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies
International Journal of Robotics Research
Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research
Journal of Intelligent Information Systems
Neural Computation
Robotica

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on artificial intelligence can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

computer? and civilization
"virtual reality" and "social aspects"
cybernetic?
"artificial intelligence"
robot? and intelligen?
cybernetic?

All of these searches can be limited to College Library to see available titles.

Internet Sites

IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
http://www.ieee-smc.org/index.html
This is the Web site of IEEE's Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society. Here you will find publications, newsletters, information on upcoming conferences, and related societies.

MachineBrain.com
http://www.machinebrain.com
MachineBrain.com provides news and information on robotic technology, artificial intelligence, and other subjects related to smart machines.

MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
http://www.ai.mit.edu
This site is provided by the MIT research laboratory within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Here you will find current research in the field of artificial intelligence. Select "Research" to view current projects and publications.

The Turing Archive for Computing
http://www.alanturing.net
This Web site is hosted by the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and the University of San Francisco. This Virtual Archive contains digital facsimiles of historical computing documents from all over the world's libraries and museums. The site also features a section on codebreaking, and articles concerning Alan Turing and his work.

University of Wisconsin AI Group
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/areas/ai/index.html
This Web site is hosted by the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Find out what current research faculty are working on, view course offerings, and reading group discussion topics.

Videos

Living in the Brave New World
College Library Main Book Collection: HM221 L585 2000

Organizations

American Association for Artificial Intelligence
http://www.aaai.org
"Founded in 1979, the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is a nonprofit scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines.

Association for Computing Machines (ACM)
http://www.acm.org
Founded in 1947, ACM is "an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology." Within the association is a special interest group on Artificial Intelligence.

Association for Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
http://www.auai.org
The Association for Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (AUAI) is a non-profit organization with the main purpose of running the annual Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI).