Ethics

Find books

Library catalog
Use the online Library Catalog to find books and journal titles, whether in print or online format. The Library's catalog has a number of different search options: keyword and subject searches are good starting points when first exploring a topic. Search results can narrowed with facets, which appear to the right of the results. Topic, era, language are some of the available facets.

• Books about your topic: Search by subject – “genetic engineering”
• Find related books? See the right side column facet list for more links to books on your topic, maybe Medical, Genetics, or Bioethic
• Click on one of the book titles and note the subject links to related books on your topic
• Use Boolean statements to combine topics: terrorism AND ethics
• Use quotation marks for phrases: “affirmative action”

E-Z Borrow and Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary loan is available for books and journals that are not owned by Falvey. EZ-Borrow is generally faster than interlibrary loan, since the books come from a local library network. EZ-Borrow can also be used for books that the Library owns, but that are currently unavailable.  (There is no charge for this service.)

Reference Work

Falvey Memorial Library has a wide variety of multi-volume encyclopedias in print as well as online. These encyclopedias are a good starting point for any research project. Encyclopedia articles are generally written by scholars and include bibliographical references. Ask a librarian for advice to find the best encyclopedia for your project.

Links to online encyclopedias can be found in the Library Catalog.

• Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
  Available in print, 1st floor Falvey [REF BJ63.E44 1998]
• Ethics
  Available in print, 1st floor Falvey [REF BJ63.E54 2004]
• Encyclopedia of Bioethics
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
• Encyclopedia of Education
• Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
• Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
• Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics
• Encyclopedia of Sociology
• Encyclopedia of Religion

Find journal articles in databases

The databases are listed on the Falvey home page under Databases A to Z or Subject Guides/Ethics/Articles.

Some entries have full text via the database.
For others, click on to determine
-    if there are online links to the article
-    if it is a journal the library subscribes to
-    if you need to use Interlibrary Loan to obtain the article

General databases

• Academic OneFile
• Opposing Viewpoints
• Philosopher’s Index
• ATLA Religion Database
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online

Subject specific databases

• PubMed (bioethics)
• Social Sciences Full Text
• PsychINFO
• ABI/Inform Global (business)
• Education Full Text
• GenderWatch
• Communication Abstracts

Style Guides and Citation Management Software

• Research and Documentation Online
  Guide to the major documentation styles
• Chicago Manual of Style Online
• RefWorks
  Never type a bibliography again! RefWorks will help you easily gather, manage, and store bibliographic citations for all types of information, as well as generate footnotes and bibliographies.

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