This guide was designed by Eleanor L. Lomax to help identify some of the resources that relate to research in bioethics. The electronic resources are available from the FAU Libraries home page by following the links entitled Indexes/ Databases or Articles. Some of these resources have full-text articles available online. To access these resources from off campus, use the EZ Proxy link and log in using your 14-digit Owl Card number. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk by telephone (561-297-3785) or send e-mail lyref@fau.edu.
The following is a partial listing of subject headings that can be used to locate publications on bioethics using the FAU Libraries Catalog.
AGRICULTURE–MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS EUTHANASIA ASSISTED SUICIDE GENETIC ENGINEERING BIOETHICS HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION IN MEDICINE BIOLOGY–SOCIAL ASPECTS MEDICAL ETHICS CLONING–MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS NURSING ETHICS For further assistance in determining subject terms consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes located in the Ready Reference Area or ask at the Reference Desk.
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Indexes the latest findings in every area of science, engineering, and technology covering trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies, and specialized subject periodicals. Abstracting coverage begins with periodicals published in March 1993. Full Text coverage begins in 1997.Biological and Agricultural Index Plus
This database includes abstracts and full text coverage for selected journals. Periodical coverage includes a wide range of scientific journals, from popular to professional, that pertain to biology and agriculture. About 45 percent of the focus is on agriculture. Full text coverage begins in January 1997.Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
These databases cover a broad range of specific subjects inthe following scientific disciplines: aquaatic sciences, medical and biological sciences, environmental sciences, computer sciences and engineering specialties, and materials science. Coverage varies by database.OVID
Collection of databases covering aquatic sciences, psychology, social sciences, medical sciences, and government research reports. (Includes Journals@Ovid Full Text, Evidenced Based Medicine Reviews and CINAHL.)GPO
Consists of records published by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) since July 1976. Includes references to congressional committee reports and hearings, debates, documents from executive departments, and more.Index to Legal Periodicals Full TextSubject areas include administrative law, antitrust legislation, banking, constitutional law, domestic relations, environmental protection, estate planning, food, drug and cosmetic law, international law, labor law, landlord/tenant decisions, malpractice suits, minorities, multinational corporations, negligence, non-profit corporations, occupational health and safety, politics, probate, products liability, public law, real property, securities, tax law, and trade regulation. Full text coverage begins in 1994.
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Provides a consumer health database of records from publications including newsletters, general interest magazines, medical journals, medical school and hospital publications, and bulletins. Coverage from 1988 to present.MEDLINE via FirstSearch and PubMed from National Library of Medicine
Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Corresponds to the print indexes Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index. Coverage from 1966 to present.PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service database)
Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public afairs. Coverage from 1972 to present.The Philosopher's Index
Provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields. Coverage from 1940 to present.Science Citation Index Expanded/Web of Science
Citation database covering the journal literature of the sciences. Coverage from 1945 to present.Sociological Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts the journal literature in all facets of sociology and related disciplines. Coverage from 1963 to present.
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Full text of scholarly journals in engineering, science, and social science disciplines. Coverage from 1995 to present.JSTOR: Journal Storage
More than 100 scholarly journals in education, humanities, mathematics, science, (including the General Science Collection), and social science disciplines.Kluwer Online Journals
Scholarly journals in business, law, medicine, humanities, science, and social science disciplines.Lexis-Nexis Academic
Includes full text from news, business, medical and legal resources.Journals@Ovid Full Text
Includes the Nursing Collection and the Core Biomedical Collection for a total of 45 journals.Project Muse
More than 100 scholarly journals in humanities, mathematics and social science disciplines.SIRS Knowledge Source
Full-text articles on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues.Wilson OmniFile Full Text
Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition is a multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text. Full-text articles from five additional periodical databases are also included when available: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index, Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, and Library Literature & Information Science Full Text. Full-text coverage begins in 1994. Each database has its own start dates for indexing, abstracting, and full text; start dates for full-text rights to individual journals vary within a database.
REF Z6675 .E8 W34 Bibliography of Bioethics. (1975- 1981) & (1983-1990) DOC LC33.10: 91-4 Bioethics. C. Martin and M. Cadoree, comp. 1991. DOC A 17.18/4: 96-04 Biotechnology and Bioethhics: January 1992-March 1996. S.A. Leonard and R. Dopert, comp. 1996. DOC A 17.18/4: 93-11 Biotechnology and Bioethhics: January 1985-December 1992. D. Cabirac and R. Warmbrodt. 1993.
REFQH332 .E52 Encyclopedia of Bioethics. New York: Macmillan Pub. 1995. REF BJ63 .E45 Encyclopedia of Ethics. L.C. Becker, ed. 1992. REF BJ63 .E46 Encyclopedia of Ethics. S.N. Terkel and R. S. Duval, ed. 1999. REF BJ63 .H47 Encyclopedia of Values and Ethics. J.P. Hester. 1996. REF BJ63 .E54 Ethics. J.K. Roth, ed. 1994. REF BJ63 .E472 Philosophy and Ethics: Selections from the Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Supplement. D.M. Borchert, ed. 1999. REF B51 .R68 Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. E. Craig, ed. 1998.
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A6365Aging Sourcebook: Basic Information on Issies Affecting Older Americans.... D.R. Harris, ed. 1998. R724 C616 Companion to Bioethics. H. Kuhse and P. Singer, ed. 1998. R853 .H8 S64 Ethics in Medical Research: A Handbook of Good Practice. T. Smith. 1999. RA564.8 .M43 Medical Ethics and the Elderly: Practical Guide. G.S. Rai, ed. 1999. RT85 .N875 Nurse's Handbook of Law and Ethics. Springhouse Corp. 1992. KF2915 .N8 R46 Nursing and the Law. 5th ed. D.M. Trandel-Korenchuk and K.M. Trandel-Korenchuk. 1997. DOC HE20.308:
P27Patient Bill of Rights Handbook. 1998. R724 .S599 Source Book in Bioethics: A Documentary History. A.R. Jonsen, R.M. Veatch and
L. Walters, ed. 1998
KF3821 .A7 B56 Bioethics: Health Care Law and Ethics. B.R. Furrow. 1991. R724 .P36 Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of Cases that Have Shaped Medical Ethics, with Pjilosophical, Legal, and Historical Backgrounds. 2nd ed. G.E. Pence. 1995. R724 .H344 Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues. J.F. Monagle and D.C. Thomasma. 1994. R724 .L496 Life Choices: A Hastings Center Introduction to Bioethics. J.H. Howell and W.F. Sale, ed. 1995. R725.5 .L3 Managed Care Ethics: Essays on the Impact of Managed Care on Traditional Medical Ethics. J. La Puma. 1998. R724 .O58 On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics. 2nd ed. S.E. Lammers and A. Verhey, ed. 1998. Q180.5 .M67 M33 Scientific Integrity: An Introductory Text with Cases. 2nd ed. F.L. Macrina. 2000. REF R724 .T35 Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Bioethical Issues. 8th ed. C. Levine, ed. 1999.
REF KF70 .A3 Code of Federal Regulations. Titles 1-50. U.S. General Services Administration. BJ1725 .C57 Codes of Professional Responsibility: Ethics Standards in Business, Health, and Law. 4th ed. R.A. Gorlin, ed. 1999. R724 .E84 Ethics Codes in Medicine: Foundations and Achievements of Codification since 1947.
U. Trohler and S. Reitet-Theil, ed. 1998.DOC Y 1.2/5 United States Code. Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives. 1994. REF KF50 .U5 United States Code Annotated. Title 1-50. West Pub. REF KF48 United States Code Congressional and Administrative News. West Pub. 1951-.
RA421 .A41 American Journal of Public Health: JPH BJ1 .I6 Ethics R15 .A48 JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association R724 .H37 The Hastings Center Report RT89 .J68 JONA'S Healthcare, Law, Ethics, and Regulation RT85 .J68 Journal of Christian Nursing R723 .J66 The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy QH332 .K46 Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal R31 .L3 Lancet Q1 .N2 Nature R11 .B7 New England Journal of Medicine Q1 .N52 New Scientist H1 .P54 Philosophy and Public Affairs Q1 S35 Science
VH 0450 Abortion VH 1265 Biotechnology VH 3200 The Deadly Deception VH 2545 Discussing Advances Directives VH 1639 Dying Wish VH 3479 Does Doctor Know Best? VH 2824 A Fate Worse than Death? VH 1955 The Human Experiment VH 1819 Mortal Choices/Public Policy, Private Choices VH 2771 Nudrsing, Ethics and the Law VH 3725 Other Side of the Fence VH 0267 A Time to be born and a Time to Die: The Ethics of Choice
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