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Ethics
Prof. Cassidy
October 19, 2007
Guide for finding sources at the George T. Potter Library
Leigh Keller
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- Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.
II. Finding Books at the Potter Library
- Catalog: use this to find books, periodical titles (NOT ARTICLES), government documents, reserve items, music,and movies owned by the Library. You may limit a search by language, year(s) of publication, type of material, etc. This may take a few seconds to load.
- Use the Basic Search to find material using Keywords
- For example: search for war ethics to locate a broad range of materials the library has on these keywords
- When you find an appropriate title, click on the Subjects, etc... tab located at the top of a catalog record to see which Library of Congress subject headings are discussed in that particular book/DVD/periodical
- Search the catalog using Subject Browse feature if you know the relevant Library of Congress subject heading
- For example:
- Ethics
- War moral and ethical aspects
- Applied Ethics
- Feminist Ethics
- Social Ethics
- For example:
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- Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
- If you don't know the Subject Heading, use the Subject, etc... tab located on the top of a catalog record to get to the headings. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
- Can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.
III. Reference Material
- The reference stacks are located on the 3rd floor (this is also the library's entrance).
- Some useful materials for your projects:
| Ethics | Ref BJ63.E54 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics | Ref BL31.E44 |
| Biomedical Ethics: Opposing Viewpoints | Ref H31.O62 B61 1994 |
| Encyclopedia of Values and Ethics | Ref BJ63.H47 1996 |
| Medical Ethics | Ref H31.C97 M48 |
| Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints | Ref H31.O62.E91 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of Ethics | Ref BJ63.E54 2001 |
| Ethics in U.S. Government: an encyclopedia of investigations, scandals, reforms, and legislations | Ref JK468.E7 R556 2001 |
| Physician-Assisted Suicide | Ref H31.O62 P70 |
| Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender | Ref HQ1115.E43 2001 |
| Euthanasia: the moral issues | Ref 726.E294 1989 |
| Michigan v Kevorkian: the ethics of assisted suicide | Ref BJ 352 .M534 2002
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| Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics | Ref BJ 1031.O94 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics | Ref BJ 63.E44 |
| Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics | online |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | online |
| Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy | online |
IV. Electronic Resources
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Some useful Databases for your projects:
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A multidisciplinary database that contains many full-text articles. May also limit to scholary (peer-reviewed) journals. |
| JSTOR | Comprised of the full-text of more than 500 academic journals |
| Health Management Journals | This will provide good information regarding ethics in health administration. |
| CQ Researcher | A weekly publication providing original in-depth analysis of the most current major and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, all the pros and cons, two bibliographies and more |
| Social Sciences Journals | The database includes over 510 titles, with more than 280 available in full text. |
| Expanded Academic | A multidisciplinary database that contains many full-text articles |
Scholarly/Peer Reviewed/Refereed articles have been reviewed by a selected panel of experts in the discipline covered by that journal. Many of the databases allow you to limit your search to these articles.
Tips
- Always switch to the Advanced Search page in a database. This will give you more control over your results.
- Always use Boolean Operators-AND, OR, NOT and Quotation Marks when running a search. For Example: "medical ethics" and (stem cell or embryonic stem cell)
- Always check your Spelling if the database results are zero.
- Use the Subject Terms or Thesaurus link, if available, to find the best terms to use in a database.
V. Interlibrary Loan
- Journal Finder: this provides information regarding if a journal is available full-text online, in print in the library, or available on microfilm.
- Interlibrary Loan: allows studens to borrow a book or article that the George T. Potter library does not own. There is a link from the Journal Finder page.
Both of these links can be found under QUICK LINKS on the library's homepage.
VI. Web Sources
- Evaluating Websites: to determine if the site is authoritative enough to use in your paper.
Selected Websites
- The Rights Philosophy Forum : good information on human rights ethics
- Ethics Update: from the University of San Diego, a great source on literature, videos, scholarship and more. This site links to many topics: hunger, war, sexual orientation, gender, euthanasia, discrimination and more.
VII. Bibliographies
- Use the Citing Websites and Print Sources for "Works Cited" citation style guidance
- Use Citing Sources for examples of "In-Text Citations" and "Works Cited"
Need more help? Visit or call the Reference Desk: 201.684.7574
Use QandA NJ: a 24/7 virtual chat with a reference librarian. (under QUICKLINKS on the homepage)
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