Subject Librarian
Paul Voelker
Contact:
Paul Voelker
Director, Klarchek Information Commons
IC-110
Director, Klarchek Information Commons
IC-110
773.508.3949
Subjects: Philosophy, Sociology
All-Hours Research Help
Generalist librarians offer particularly helpful guidance with online source identification and access.
Databases for the Study of Ethics
- Global Digital Library on EthicsProvides citations to articles and other publications on ethics; use the catalog to determine whether a cited item is available here or requires interlibrary loan.
- Bioethics Information ResourcesPresents two indexes, one to bioethics-related information in PubMed and one to bioethics-related information in the catalog of the National Library of Medicine; use the catalog to determine whether a cited item is available here or requires interlibrary loan.
- GenEthxIndexes information on ethics and public policy issues related to genetics; use the catalog to determine whether a cited item is available here or requires interlibrary loan.
Subject-Specific and Interdisciplinary Databases
Ethics is an interdisciplinary topic and, as such, one or more of a variety of databases may be best suited to your research. See the appropriate guide for databases intended for particular subject areas.
For searches across the disciplines, try:
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowIndexes articles from journals and magazines in every subject area.
Ethics-Focused Online Reference Sources
- International Encyclopedia of EthicsProvides entries on the topics, movements, arguments, and key figures in normative ethics, metaethics, and practical ethics.
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics This link opens in a new windowProvides entries on topics in health care, animal research, population control, and the environment.
- Codes of Ethics OnlineProvides codes of ethics for hundreds of professional societies, corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions.