COD Library - Research Guides

Ethics Research Guide

Most of the resources recommended here are within the discipline of philosophy. It is important to remember, however, that almost any topic has ethical issues connected with it. For example, if you are interested in the issue of corporate fraud, you would find useful information in the reference books on business or crime, as well as in the philosophy books. Using indexes related to business in addition to the general ones listed below would be appropriate. You may also want to look at some of the suggested sources on the Philosophy Research Guide.

Reference Works

Specialized reference works like the ones listed below are very useful for research. Specialized encyclopedias can provide useful overviews or convenient explanations. Specialized dictionaries give a more precise defination of terms as they are used by a particular field of study. The print titles here are located on the first floor of the Library. Browse around the same areas to find other useful titles. To access online sources, just click on the title.

Ethics

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
Reference BJ 546 .E6 1998
Encyclopedia of Ethics
Reference BJ 63 .E45 2001
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics
Reference BL 31 .E62 1955
Ethics
Reference BJ 63 .E54 1994
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Business Ethics

AICPA Professional Standards
Reference HF 5667 .A43 vol. 2
Codes of Professional Responsibility
Reference BJ 1725 .C57 1999
Professional Ethics and Insignia
Reference HD 6504 .A194 2000

Medical/Biomedical Ethics

Code of Medical Ethics
Reference R 725 .A6
The Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies
Reference T 14.5 .C6545 2001
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Reference QH 332 .E52 1995
Ethics of Sex and Genetics
Reference RG 133.5 .E855 1998

Other

Ethics in U. S. Government
Reference JK 468 .E7 R556 2001

Library Catalogs

Use the catalogs below to locate print and audio-visual materials.

COD Library Catalog
Items in the COD Library only. Searching on on topics such as "Business Ethics", "Social Responsibility of Business", and "Corporations, Corrupt Practices", will identify books and audiovisual items on those topics. The Library also has several volumes of case studies that will prove beneficial.
Illinet Online
Materials at 56Illinois libraries. Students may borrow directly from Benedictine University, North Central College and Elmhurst College libraries.
WorldCat
A large number of US and some world libraries.
Oxford Scholarship Online: Philosophy
A searchable library containing the full text of recent Oxford University Press books in the field of philosophy.

Indexes and Journals

Although the College of DuPage Library has no print or online indexes specifically for philosophy, many of these other sources cover ethics well. You may restrict your searches so that the results are located in professional or reffered journals, instead of in magazines. In many cases, the databases will have the full text article available online. If you are using these databases from off-campus, please be sure to have your library card available.

General Online Indexes
- Academic Search Premier (1984-present)
  Indexes over 3,000 journals and magazines.
- CQ Researcher
  Pros and cons of current and controversial issues.
- Essay and General Literature Index (1900-present)
  Indexes chapters or essays in books..
- Expanded Academic Index (1980-present)
  Indexes over 2500 journals and magazines.
- Issues and Controversies on File
  Topics include current events and hot issues.
- JSTOR
  JSTOR is an archive of digitized journal articles ranging in date from the 1700's to the early 2000's. These collections span a variety of subjects in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Physical Sciences.
- Newspapers (1980s-present)
  Full text of the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times (last 90 days only).
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
  Covers social issues and current events.
Specialized Online Indexes
- Business and Company ASAP (1980-present)
  Articles on business and management topics.
- Business Source Elite (1984-present)
  Business and management topics.
Ethics Journals
Although you will find articles on ethics by using the indexes listed above, you may also want to become familar with some specific journals in the field of ethics.

Internet Sites

Writing Help

You may be asked to write abstracts for the sources you use in your research. The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) has an information sheet available on Writing Report Abstracts

For a good overview of writings papers in philosophy consult

Dartmouth Writng Program, Materials for Students: Writing the Academic Paper
Doing Philosophy: A Guide to the Writing of Philosophy Papers B 52.7 .F45 2002
Philosophy Student Writer's Manual B 52.7 .G73 2003
Research Strategies: Finding your way through the Information Fog
Writing Philosophy Papers B 52.7 .S44 2004

Citing Sources

Plagiarism, although sometimes intentional, is often just a failure to properly cite your sources. For information on how to avoid unintentional plagiarism refer to Avoiding Plagiarism at the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

The MLA format (Modern Language Association) is commonly used to create bibliographies or works cited pages. The sources below may help you.

Marianne Berger, Reference Librarian
630-942-2338
berger@cdnet.cod.edu

27 February 2008

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