Bioethics - ART (EN1021)

 

Background Information	Research Process Flow Chart (Inspiration)
Books & Videos at Landmark College	Research Process Flow Chart (Word)
Books & Videos Available at Other Libraries	Search Terms Worksheet (Word)
Articles	Formulating a Research Question (Word)
Websites
Citations

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Find Background Information

Reference area (first floor)

Bioethics & Society

  Bioethics:  An Anthology - 174.957 B6152

  Biotechnology:  Changing Life Through Science - 660.6 B16

  Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies — 174.25 CON

   Reproductive Issues in America — 616.69206 M5688R

  Encyclopedia of Social Problems -- 361.103 E56

Dictionaries

  Dictionary of Science & Technology -- 503 DIC

Science

  Encyclopedia of Life Science --- 570.3 C967e

  Scientific Encyclopedia -- 503 v217

  Science, Technology & Society: An Encyclopedia -- 306.45 S4163

 

Databases

• Issues and Controversies
  Objective analyses of opposing viewpoints on assisted reproductive technologies
  • Reproductive Technology

• Science Encyclopedia

• Medline Plus
  U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health

 

Find Books & Films at the Landmark College Library

Use the Library Catalog to search for other books and films at the Landmark Library.

Book stacks (second floor)

• Biomedical Ethics— 174.2 G545B 2005
• Biomedical Ethics — 174.957 B6153
• The Case Against Perfection— 174.957 S214C E
• Choosing Children: Genes, Disability, and Design — 618.9200 G566C
• Everything Conceivable — 362.1966 M965E
• Law and Bioethics: An Introduction— 344.73041 M545L
• Medical Ethics— 172.4 MED
• Reproductive Technology— 176 R4255
• Should Parents Be Allowed to Choose the Gender of their Children? —174.28 S559
• The Strongest Boy in the World: — 599.935 R362S

Videos in our collection (second floor)

• Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home (VHS) — 616.69206 B655
• Designer Babies (VHS) — 616.69206 D457
• Test Tube Babies (DVD) — 618.1780 T342
• Who's Afraid of Designer Babies? (DVD) — 616.69206 W6285

 

Find Books & Films Available from Other Libraries

1. Search in WorldCat for an item:
   

   Search for an item in libraries near you: Enter title, subject or author
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2. Print-out the record for the item you want and bring it the front desk of the library OR email the information to library@landmark.edu
3. Allow up to two weeks (average is one week) for the materials to arrive.

 

 

Websites

• Use the C.R.A.P. Test to evaluate your web sources.
• Getting the Goods from Google
• Example website: 2006 Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Report

 

• The Alden March Bioethics Institute
  http://aldenmarch.org/

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
  http://www.asrm.org/

• BioCentre: The Centre for Bioethics and Public Policy
  http://www.bioethics.ac.uk/

• Center for Genetics and Society, USA
  http://geneticsandsociety.org/index.php

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Assistive Reproductive Technologyhttp://www.cdc.gov/ART/

• Genetics and Public Policy Center
  http://www.dnapolicy.org/

• The Hastings Center
  http://www.thehastingscenter.org/
  
  
• The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
  ATP://www.hfea.gov.uk/

• Human Genetics Commission
  http://www.hgc.gov.uk/Client/index.asp

• Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  http://www.bioethicsinstitute.org/index.asp

• The National institutes of Health's Bioethics Resources on the Webhttp://bioethics.od.nih.gov/

• The President's Council on Bioethics
  http://www.bioethics.gov/

• Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART)
  http://www.sart.org/

 

Find Articles

Use the Search Term Worksheet to organize your search strategy.

Databases

• Academic Search Premier (via Ebsco)
  Includes a large collection of scholarly articles on all aspects of assisted reproductive technologies. 

• PowerSearch (via Gale)
  Cross-search multiple databases including academic journals.

• Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module (via Gale)
  Health reference books, magazines, newsletters, journals, and websites.

• CQ Researcher
  Includes reports on many aspects of bioethics and related subjects by journalists.

• National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (NRCBL)
  Search for "journals, newspapers, books, bills, laws, court decisions, reports, and audiovisuals" on genetics and bioethics.
  • ETHXWeb for articles on bioethics
  • GenETHX for articles on genetics
    • Type your search in the "Search Query" box in "Basic Search."
    • When you find a relevant article, use Journal Finder to check if the Library has the full text of the journal.
    • If the Library does not have it, print out the information about the article and bring it to the library front desk to request the article from another library.

 

Citations

Example website for citation practice: Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act

• NoodleBib
  Create an account to save your bibliography

 

Need Help??

Contact your class librarian Kathy Burris   x1628
Or Library Front Desk x1648