RESEARCH SOURCES-- RS228 Health Care Ethics-FALL 2007
Prof. Mahoney

Librarian:  Elizabeth Scott
Office: Library 126
Phone: 654-2540
Email: escott@smcvt.edu
Please call or email for appointments

Reference Sources
Online Catalog
(Books, Journal Holdings, Maps, Videos, Software, other materials)
Articles(Print & Electronic Journals and Newspapers)  - click for off campus access
Journals
Internet Sources
Interlibrary Loan(ILL)
Evaluating Sources
Citing Sources

 REFERENCE SOURCES

BOOKS
Look for books in the Library catalog

ARTICLES
Use the library's  article databases to locate articles in magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals.  Often times your paper must include scholarly articles.  Consult with your professor if you are unsure about her/his requirements for scholarly articles.

Useful databases:

A few tips

Journal Articles WWW pages
Articles have a date Articles may or may not have an obvious date
Articles have an author Author may not be indicated, or may be hidden
You can determine the purpose of the journal May be just an opinion, could have a commercial purpose, or could be wrong
Articles go through some sort of editorial process Anyone can publish on the web

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A few things to keep in mind about Scholarly articles:
Articles are the result of original research. 
They include references and bibliographies of sources consulted. 
They are reviewed by scholars before publication.
They are often called refereed or peer reviewed. 

Journals held by the Library-- Note about journals--Our holdings are scattered for many of the journals listed below.   Different years may be available in different databases or in the library.  Details about individual holdings are available below

Ethics  PERIODICAL .E82I
Microfilm: 60 Oct. 1949-62 July 1952, 88 2-4 1976, 89 1977-116 Oct. 2006
From 04/01/1938 to 10/31/2001 in JSTOR Arts and Sciences
from 01/01/1992 to 1 year ago in Academic Search Premier
from 01/01/1997 to 04/01/2006 in ProQuest Health Management and ProQuest Social Science Journals
from 01/01/1998 to present in PUBLISHER
from 10/01/1998 to present in PUBLISHER

Hastings Center report  PERIODICAL .H38 3, 1973-31, 2001
from 06/01/1971 to 12/31/2004 in JSTOR Arts and Sciences Complement
from 02/01/1988 to present in Academic OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, General OneFile, General Reference Center Gold, Health and Wellness Resource Center (with Alternative Health Module), ProQuest Health Management, ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source, ProQuest Science Journals and ProQuest Social Science Journals
rom 07/01/1990 to present in Academic Search Premier
from 01/01/2005 to present in Project MUSE - Premium Collection (2007)

Journal of palliative care Stacks R726 .J68 (Only v. 1, no. 3)
from 04/01/1998 to present in ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source and ProQuest Psychology Journals

Journal of palliative medicine  
from 03/01/1998 to 3 months ago in Academic Search Premier

Journal of Religious Ethics PERIODICAL .J86RE 1,1973--present
from 1973 to 2001 in ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
from 03/01/1975 to 1 year ago
in Academic Search Premier
from 01/01/2005 to present
in PUBLISHER

Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal PERIODICAL .K32 1, 1991-8, 1998
from 03/01/1996 to present in Project MUSE - Premium Collection (2007)
from 12/01/2002 to present in ProQuest Health Management
from 12/01/2002 to 1 year ago in ProQuest Social Science Journals

ORIGINS PERIODICAL .O66 2, 1972-present

Theological studies PERIODICAL .T39S 7, 1946-67, 2006
from 1940 to 2006 in ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
from 03/01/1975 to present in Academic Search Premier
from 03/01/1993 to present in Academic OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP and General OneFile

 American journal of bioethics  
 from 01/01/2001 to 1 year ago in Academic Search Premier
from Winter 2001 to Spring 2004 in Project MUSE - Premium Collection (2007)
from 12/01/2002 to Summer 2004 in LexisNexis Academic

Eubios journal of Asian and international bioethics  
from 1995 to present in Directory of Open Access Journals and Freely Accessible Science Journals

Medicine, health care, and philosophy  (1386-7423)
from 01/01/1998 to 05/01/2004 in ProQuest Health Management
from 04/01/1998 to 1 year ago in Academic OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, General OneFile and Health and Wellness Resource Center (with Alternative Health Module)
from 09/01/2004 to 1 year ago in ProQuest Health Management

Ethics & medicine : a Christian perspective on issues in bioethics
from 04/01/2001 to present in ProQuest Health Management

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Web Sites Dedicated to Medicine and or Bioethics

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INTERLIBRARY LOAN (ILL)
Students may request materials (journal articles, books) not available in the SMC library through ILL.  It is important that ILL is done early in your research project as it may take from 10 to 14 days for the materials to be delivered to the SMC Library.   You may start the ILL process by clicking the ILL link in a database (once you have determined we don't own the item) or filling out the Online Form.  You can also get a form at the reference desk.  You may also check books out from the library at UVM.   UVM's Online Catalog

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EVALUATING SOURCES
You should evaluate all sources for: 

See Evaluating Resources for a thorough review of evaluating sources.
 

CITING SOURCES 
Always follow instructor's guidelines on style.   The Religious Studies Department recommends using the Chicago Manual of Style
REF Z 253.U69 2003
, but consistency is most important.

 Refworks provides a mechanism for automatically generating a list of works cited from LIS databases.  For thorough instruction on using Refworks, make an appointment with a reference librarian, or read this guide-- Introducing RefWorks (.pdf)

Citation Guides  List of and links to different citation guides.

Citing Internet and Electronic Sources  An overview of electronic citation.  Includes examples citations of sources commonly used by SMC undergraduates.  Always ask your professor for guidance. 
 
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Please contact  Liz Scott with suggestions or comments.