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Reference Sources

For basic facts, definitions, & overviews of theories or topics, use reference sources from print or online encyclopedias, handbooks, manuals, which you can find through library's physical collection and library databases or on the open web.
Some websites can also serve as reference sources.

Bioethics by Gale Editors (Editor) With its initial publication in 1978, Bioethics became the first reference to focus solely on a then burgeoning field, in effect helping to define the discipline. Both the first and second (1995) editions won the Dartmouth Medal, and the set remains the standard reference on bioethics for teachers, students, and those in related fields of health care, philosophy, environmentalism, law, and religious studies. The fourth edition offers hundreds of revisions or addenda to entries from previous editions as well as over 100 new or rewritten entries on topics such as key cases in bioethics, the human biome, genetically modified foods, emergency preparedness and response, social justice, sustainability, chemical warfare and torture, among many others. Revised articles will explain the events as well as legislation changes of the past decade. The work is also being expanded to include views of nations and cultures other than the United States on such issues as abortion, medical triage, social responsibility, access to health care, stem cell research, etc.
Call Number: Available as an eBook
ISBN: 9780028662053
Publication Date: 2014-05-12

The index, located at the back of the book, is an alphabetical list of the specific subjects covered in the book, along with the corresponding page numbers.
Indexes may provide names, dates, events, geographic locations, and other terms related to the contents of the book.
An index can also provide keywords that might be useful for further research on a topic.
If an encyclopedia is a multi-volume set, the last volume is usually the index.
For electronic encyclopedias, the index is typically searchable.