Blackwell Companions to Philosophy: A Companion to Bioethics 
"...reflects the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics."
Blackwell Philosophy Guides: The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics
"The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics is a guide to the complex literature written on the increasingly dense topic of ethics in relation to the new technologies of medicine.Examines the key ethical issues and debates which have resulted from the rapid advances in biomedical technology."
Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making 
The Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making gives an introduction to how medical and healthcare decisions are actually made—and constrained—and how physician, healthcare management, and patient decision making can be improved to optimize health outcomes
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A "dynamic" reference work, with each entry maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field.
Penn Center Guide to Bioethics
"...The Penn Center Guide to Bioethics--the foremost authority on both traditional and cutting-edge bioethical issues."
Oxford Handbook of Bioethics
This Oxford Handbook provides up-to-date information about a variety of isses in the field of bioethics including policies, end-of-life, cloning and reproduction.
"...reflects the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics."
Blackwell Philosophy Guides: The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics
"The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics is a guide to the complex literature written on the increasingly dense topic of ethics in relation to the new technologies of medicine.Examines the key ethical issues and debates which have resulted from the rapid advances in biomedical technology."
Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making
The Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making gives an introduction to how medical and healthcare decisions are actually made—and constrained—and how physician, healthcare management, and patient decision making can be improved to optimize health outcomes
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A "dynamic" reference work, with each entry maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field.
Penn Center Guide to Bioethics
"...The Penn Center Guide to Bioethics--the foremost authority on both traditional and cutting-edge bioethical issues."
Oxford Handbook of Bioethics
This Oxford Handbook provides up-to-date information about a variety of isses in the field of bioethics including policies, end-of-life, cloning and reproduction.
Academic Search Premier (all topics) from EBSCO 
Full-text articles in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, etc. Tip: Click the check box to limit to Academic (Peer Reviewed) Journals.
JSTOR
Provides access to scholarly journals in anthropology, ecology, economics, education, general science, history, literature, mathematics, political science, philosophy, and more. Some journals have "moving wall" access that does not include the most recent 2-5 years.
PhilPapers*
PhilPapers is a free comprehensive index of online philosophy articles and books by academic philosophers--the index is free, but access to fulltext may be dependent upon SCSU subscriptions. Access to fulltext is limited to on-campus at this time.
*Please Note: As you find resources you will need to check the SCSU catalog (MnPALS) for books and the journal title list to see if we have a particular journal, please keep in mind that you can always request an ILL if we don't have the item you're looking for.
Medline
Indexes more than 19,000 journals, 1950 to present, in all areas of medicine, nursing, health services administration, nutrition, and other areas.
PubMed
"PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books."
Full-text articles in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, etc. Tip: Click the check box to limit to Academic (Peer Reviewed) Journals.
JSTOR
Provides access to scholarly journals in anthropology, ecology, economics, education, general science, history, literature, mathematics, political science, philosophy, and more. Some journals have "moving wall" access that does not include the most recent 2-5 years.
PhilPapers*
PhilPapers is a free comprehensive index of online philosophy articles and books by academic philosophers--the index is free, but access to fulltext may be dependent upon SCSU subscriptions. Access to fulltext is limited to on-campus at this time.
*Please Note: As you find resources you will need to check the SCSU catalog (MnPALS) for books and the journal title list to see if we have a particular journal, please keep in mind that you can always request an ILL if we don't have the item you're looking for.
Medline
Indexes more than 19,000 journals, 1950 to present, in all areas of medicine, nursing, health services administration, nutrition, and other areas.
PubMed
"PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books."
bioethics.net
bioethics.net "...publishes information on the latests journal publications, events, job opportunities, and current news.
Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University
"The Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University is a destination library for bioethics scholars worldwide..." The library allows you to explore a wide range of biothics topics and provides links to articles, blogs, and informative websites.
The Hastings Center
"The Center's mission is to address fundamental ethical issues in the areas of health, medicine, and the environment as they affect individuals, communities, and societies." The site contains articles, reports, and books on a wide variety of topics."
NIH - Bioethics Information Resources
Electronic resource links from the National Library of Medicine
bioethics.net "...publishes information on the latests journal publications, events, job opportunities, and current news.
Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University
"The Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University is a destination library for bioethics scholars worldwide..." The library allows you to explore a wide range of biothics topics and provides links to articles, blogs, and informative websites.
The Hastings Center
"The Center's mission is to address fundamental ethical issues in the areas of health, medicine, and the environment as they affect individuals, communities, and societies." The site contains articles, reports, and books on a wide variety of topics."
NIH - Bioethics Information Resources
Electronic resource links from the National Library of Medicine
Melissa Prescott
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MC 204E
(320) 308-4751
mkprescott@stcloudstate.edu
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to lead you to additional online articles, rather than the GetIt@UTC button mentioned in the video.
to lead you to additional online articles, rather than the GetIt@UTC button mentioned in the video.
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Citing Government Documents (Columbia University)
Provides a list of websites that offer citation information and examples for citing government information sources.
Consult examples of APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, and other citation styles, and use Mendeley or Zotero to manage your references and format your bibliography.
Citing Government Documents (Columbia University)
Provides a list of websites that offer citation information and examples for citing government information sources.
