Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research: Step-by-Step
Research artificial intelligence (AI) using NWACC Library databases. This guide helps you find peer-reviewed scholarly articles, current news, and resources on AI ethics, bias, privacy, and real-world applications.
🔦 Explore AI Ethics
Every AI discussion includes big questions: fairness, bias, privacy, jobs, creativity, and integrity. This page highlights resources that help you understand the ethical side of AI. Use them to build arguments, weigh different perspectives, and go beyond just the technology.
⚖️ Find Databases for AI Ethics
Use these tools to weigh perspectives and build arguments.
👉 Start with Opposing Viewpoints for a quick overview of pro/con issues. Then try SIRS Issues Researcher for multiple perspectives, or JSTOR for deeper scholarly analysis.
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new windowUse this to: Explore multiple sides of today’s pressing social, political, and cultural issues.
Find: Academic and reference articles, opinion pieces, videos, infographics, images, and statistics—curated to present differing viewpoints on controversial topics.
How to search: Type “artificial intelligence” and look for topic pages on ethics, jobs, and privacy. Use the “Viewpoints” section for pro/con arguments. -
SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new windowUse this to: Explore today’s most important social issues and controversial topics from multiple perspectives.
Find: Articles, graphics, primary sources, pro/con arguments, timelines, and statistics on topics like automation, surveillance, and social justice.
How to search: Search “artificial intelligence” or “automation.” Use issue pages for an overview, then dive into viewpoints and statistics. -
Education Database This link opens in a new windowUse this to: Connect AI with teaching, learning, and education policy.
Find: Peer-reviewed articles, dissertations, and conference papers on AI in classrooms, assessment, and pedagogy.
How to search: Try “AI” or “artificial intelligence” with terms like “student learning” or “ethics.” Apply the “Peer-Reviewed” filter for scholarly content. -
Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) This link opens in a new windowUse this to: Explore free, extensive education-related literature.
Find: Journal articles, research reports, curriculum guides, and conference papers on AI in learning and policy.
How to search: Combine “artificial intelligence” with “education” or “ethics.” Use descriptors in the sidebar to refine. -
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I & V This link opens in a new windowUse this to: Explore scholarly research in the humanities, social sciences, and select STEM fields.
Find: Journal articles, book chapters, and reviews that discuss AI from cultural, legal, ethical, historical, and theoretical perspectives.
How to search: Type “artificial intelligence” with terms like “ethics,” “policy,” or “society.” Use the filters for discipline (e.g., Philosophy, Law, Sociology) to narrow results. -
JSTOR Open Content This link opens in a new windowUse this to: Investigate AI through the lens of humanities and social sciences.
Find: Scholarly articles, book chapters, and essays on ethics, law, culture, and society.
How to search: Enter “artificial intelligence” with terms like “bias,” “privacy,” or “creativity.” Use “Content I can access” to stay within free/open content.
