Research Ethics

**Research Ethics**
**Prof. Noretta Koertge**
To start your research:	Encyclopaedia Britannica Search for ethics. Especially applied ethics, and Additional reading. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Search for ethics as a subject. Notice the terms on the left side. Try some more specific terms, such as Plagiarism. Applied Ethics Resources on WWW Google, AlltheWeb, CompletePlanet Animal Welfare Information Center Ethics Updates Ethics Updates is designed primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students. It is intended to provide updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics Retraction from Science
To find books and information on which journals we own:	IUCAT
To borrow books from other libraries (Interlibrary Loan):	WorldCat
To find articles:	EBSCO also try TOPICsearch ABI/INFORM Global also Criminal Justice Periodicals Medline and BIOETHICSLINE Online journals in fulltext, related to ethics Ethics in JSTOR Philosophy and Public Affairs in JSTOR Philosopher's Index Sociological Abstracts PAIS International Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports for major Ethics journals America: History and Life for articles written by historians from 1964 to present Historical Abstracts for articles by historians covering modern world history excluding the US Periodicals Contents Index to find earlier articles, all disciplines To find which of these journals covered in these indexes may be available electronically in one of the many resources to which the library subscribes consult: Locate Fulltext Electronic Journal and Newspaper Titles To find which of the journals covered in these indexes may be available in print in the libraries, use IUCAT.
To find newspaper articles:	New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspaper) 1851-1999 -- the full text of the NYT, article and page images and searchable text Since the searching is far from perfect in this resource, also remember that we have the New York Times Index (on the wall across from the Reference Desk) and the entire paper on microfilm (now on the second floor of the Library in the Gov't Information, Microforms and Statistical Services Dept) For other newspapers (Washington Post and many others) there are two resources which cover the last couple of decades only: Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Factiva (formerly Dow Jones)
To find encyclopedias, dictionaries and bibliographies:	You can use IUCAT or for a more focused and possibly useful view you can use this tool to search for books in the Reference Reading Room only: Reference Collection Catalog This tool has not been updated in two years, but once you find the four or five locations where most books are shelved covering Ethics you will find related possibly books, including recently published, on the nearby shelves.
For further help with your library research:	Ask a Librarian Ann Bristow, Reference Dept bristow@indiana.edu Jian Liu, Reference Dept jiliu@indiana.edu