Bioethics Research Guide

 This guide will point you to many of the library's resources in bioethics and will link you to additional resources. If you need help with your research ask a librarian.  

Databases 

Search library databases for articles, case studies, editorials, reports, reviews, and other documents. The following databases are recommended for research in Bioethics. To select the database(s) most suited to your needs, click on  for more information. 

Most Frequently Used Databases in Bioethics:

• Alt-Health Watch  
• Biological Abstracts  
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index  
• Medline  
• Philosopher's Index  

Additional relevant databases are available in Theology and Philosophy. Or select other databases from all database options. 

Database guides are also available. 

Reference

Bioethics Reference - Select Works

• Bibliographies 
• Dictionaries 
• Encyclopedias 

Additional Bioethics Reference Online 

• EBSCO eBook Collection - Full-text ebook database. Search among 15,000 ebooks from multiple disciplines, including reference books, other nonfiction, and fiction--including books about children's literature Search by keyword, title, or author. 

Where to Browse in the Library

Print materials can be found in ODU Library's Reference Stacks (and in the Main Stacks) in the following ranges of the Dewey Decimal System: 

• 240 and 241 (moral theology)
• 174 (bioethics)

Journals

• Browse select bioethics journals availble through ODU Library in print and online 
• Search for a journal in the ODU Library Catalog 
• Additional options 

Videos

• Search for a video in the library 
•  Search for videos on the web: Google Videos | Additional Video Search Engines 

Web Sites

Associations and Societies

• American Bioethics Advisory Commission 
• American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASHB) 
• American Society for Law, Medicine, and Ethics: Links by Topic 
• Canadian Bioethics Society 
• The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity 
• International Association of Bioethics 

Government Sites

• The FDA A-Z Index 
• The President's Council on Bioethics 
• Office of Human Research Protections 

Periodicals

• American Journal of Bioethics 

General Information on Bioethics

• Bioethics links from DMOZ 
• Cloning and Stem Cell Research, from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics  
• Codes of Ethics Online, from the Centre for Study of the Ethics in the Professions  
• End of Life Ethics 
• Enviornmental Ethics 
• Ethics Link  
• Health Care Ethics, from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics 
• National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature 
• Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science 
• Science and Research Ethics, from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics 

Past last updated: 14 May 2013 | ODU Library Reference Services