Library Home Page > Research Topics Bioethics This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about bioethics.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about bioethics, materials in the library catalog about bioethics, websites relevant to bioethics, and links to library databases that contain information about bioethics.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about bioethics: Genetically Modified Foods Biotechnology Pro Life Movement Pro Choice Movement Right to Die Assisted Suicide Physician Assisted Suicide Human Cloning Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog related to bioethics We have the following materials in the library catalog related to bioethics:  Bioethics Science Moral and ethical aspects Biology Social aspects Medical ethics Euthanasia Moral and ethical aspects Abortion Moral and ethical aspects Social ethics United States Social values United States Cloning Moral and ethical aspects Genetic engineering Moral and ethical aspects Back to top of page Websites on bioethics The following websites will help you with your research on bioethics:   The American Journal of Bioethics Online Site concerned with articles about the "moral implications of science, medicine and research". Discussions of such topics as genetics, cloning, "bioethics". Library Information Services Gateway: Kennedy Institute of Ethics This web site acts as a gateway to other sources on the web dealing with bioethics topics. Covered are legal, moral, ethical, and political questions about bioethical issues. Access to National Library of Medicine articles as well as to documents from such sources as the National Information Resource on Ethics and Human Genetics. International Food Information Council Foundation The IFIC site presents information on food safety and nutrition, a glossary of pertinent terms, a list of publications and other significant information. Topics treated include, among others, food additives and food allergies. A disclaimer states that the Foundation's activities are supported by several large food industry companies. Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to bioethics The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to bioethics.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. Philosophy and Religion Collection Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals. Science Full Text Select Coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also covers The New York Times Science Section. Full text coverage begins in January 1995. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Medline Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals for information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. JSTOR Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics. CINAHL Plus with Full Text Provides complete coverage of the professional literature in nursing, 14 allied health disciplines and health sciences librarianship. In addition, there are over 560 journals in full text. Health Source Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for nearly 300 journals. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.  Researched and evaluated by: ap 3/12/03 Back to top of page