Outline of this guide: Reference Works Articles Books & Videos

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• American Jurisprudence 2d
  Covers state and federal law. Included in Westlaw Campus Research. To search this encyclopedia, click on the "Law" tab in Westlaw and, in step 2 on the main search page, select "American Jurisprudence 2d."
• Animal Rights: A Subject Guide, Bibliography, and Internet Companion. John M. Kistler. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2000.
  Reference R 016.179 K61a
• Corpus Juris Secundum: A Complete Restatement of the Entire American Law as Developed by all Reported Cases. c. 101 vols. St. Paul, MN: West, 1936- .
  Reference R 345 C822
  CJS is a contemporary statement of American law as derived from reported cases and legislation. To use this set, start with the General Index volumes, which are shelved at the end of the main sequence of volumes.
  Note: the library's edition of CJS is no longer being updated. Search American Jurisprudence for up-to-date information.
• Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Ed. Ruth Chadwick. 4 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1998.
  Reference R 170.3 E561
• Encyclopedia of Ethics. Ed. Lawrence C. Becker and Charlotte B. Becker. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2001.
  Reference R 170.3 E56 2001
• Encyclopedia of Ethics. Ed. Susan Neiburg Terkel and Shannon Duval. New York: Facts on File, 1999.
  Reference R 170.3 E562
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  A collection of over 200 electronic reference works. Includes:
  • Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Ed. Stephen G. Post. 3rd ed. 5 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2004.
    Reference R 174.2 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ed. Donald Borchert. 2nd ed. 10 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2006.
  • Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. Ed. Carl Mitcham. 4 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan, 2005.
  • Encyclopedia of Sociology. Ed. Edgar F. Borgetta. 2nd ed. 5 vols. New York: Academic Press, 2001.
    Reference R 301.03 E561 2000
  • International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. 9 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2008.
  • West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Jeffrey Lehman and Shirelle Phelps. 2nd ed. 13 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2004.
  • ... and more!
• A History of Western Ethics. Ed. Lawrence C. Becker. New York: Garland, 1992.
  Reference R 170.9 H673
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ed. Edward Craig. 10 vols. London: Routledge, 1998.
  Reference R 103 R869
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ed. Edward N. Zalta. Stanford, CA: Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1995- .

1. Multidisciplinary
   Basic | Science & Social Sciences Focus
   1. Basic
      • Academic Search Premier
        (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
        Search Syntax:
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        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
      • OmniFile Full Text Mega
        (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
        • Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
   2. Science & Social Sciences Focus
      
      • Annual Reviews
        (1932 to present) Contains the full text of review and overview articles on important topics in the social science and biomedical, life, and physical sciences.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
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        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
      • Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
        (1984 to present) Indexes articles in over 600 periodicals in a wide variety of applied science and technology fields.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
        • Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
      • Medline (PubMed)
        (1950 to present) Includes citations and abstracts to the worldwide biomedical literature; also includes some full text articles. Indexes over 5,200 journals.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
      • Web of Knowledge
        (c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
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2. Core Resources in Specific Disciplines
   Anthropology | Biology & Medicine | Chemistry |
   Law & Legislation | Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences | Sociology
   For additional options, see the library's indexes & databases pages.
   1. Anthropology
      Be sure to search the multidisciplinary resources too, especially Web of Knowledge.
      • Anthropology Plus
        (Late 19th century to the present) Includes citations to journal articles, reports, edited works, and commentaries in the fields of biological, cultural, linguistic, physical, and social anthropology as well as archaeology, ethnology, folklore, and material culture. Combines Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index from the Royal Anthropological Institute in London.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
      • AnthroSource
        (1880 to present) Provides current issues of 15 American Anthropological Association (AAA) journals, including American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, and Cultural Anthropology, as well as an archive of selected back issues, with links to JSTOR where appropriate.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: automatic
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
   2. Biology & Medicine
      Be sure to search the multidisciplinary resources too, especially Web of Knowledge, which includes both BIOSIS Previews and Medline.
      • BIOSIS Previews
        (1969 to present) Includes citations and abstracts for articles in over 5,000 journals; also includes citations to books, book chapters, conference proceedings, and patents. International in scope. Covers the entire field of the life sciences, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, and interdisciplinary fields like biochemistry, bioengineering, biomedicine, biophysics, biotechnology, and environmental studies. Part of Web of Knowledge.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
      • Medline (PubMed)
        (1950 to present) Includes citations and abstracts to the worldwide biomedical literature; also includes some full text articles. Indexes over 5,200 journals.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
   3. Chemistry
      Be sure to search the multidisciplinary resources too, especially Web of Knowledge.
      • SciFinder Scholar
        SciFinder is the Davidson College Library's means of access to Chemical Abstracts (CAS), a comprehensive database of chemical journal literature and patents, and to the CAS Registry and other chemical files.
        Note: Only one person can search the database at any one time. To use SciFinder, you first need to register.
   4. Law & Legislation
      Be sure to search the multidisciplinary resources too, especially Web of Knowledge.
      • Index to Legal Periodicals
        (1908 to present) Indexes articles from over 1,000 legal periodicals, including law reviews, as well as yearbooks, bar association publications, court decisions, government documents, books, and book reviews. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1994 to the present. International in scope.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
        • Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
      • LexisNexis Academic
        (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from law reviews as well as federal and state cases. Also includes articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
      • LexisNexis Congressional
        Indexes congressional documents (1789 to present) and provides the full text of many recent congressional publications. Includes the full text of congressional testimony and selected transcripts of hearings (1988 to present), committee reports (1989 to present), bill tracking (1989 to present), selected committee prints (1995 to present), public laws (1988 to present), biographical information, voting records (1988 to present), and the text of the Congressional Record, (1985 to present), Roll Call (1989 to present), the Federal Register (1980 to present), and the current Code of Federal Regulations, among other documents.
        Note: Most of the full-text documents in LexisNexis Congressional date from the late 1980s to the present. Many of the older documents indexed by LexisNexis Congressional can be found in the United States Congressional Serial Set.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
      • Westlaw Campus Research
        Includes the full text of news articles and federal and state court cases.
        Note: you will need to accept the terms of the Westlaw "Agreement" before you can search Westlaw Campus Research.
        Search Syntax (for "Terms and Connectors" searches):
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point !
        • Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
   5. Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences
      Be sure to search the multidisciplinary resources too, especially Web of Knowledge.
      • PsycINFO
        (1806 to present) Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and related disciplines.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
   6. Sociology
      Be sure to search the multidisciplinary resources too, especially Web of Knowledge.
      • Sociological Abstracts
        (1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: automatic
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?

• Library Catalog
  Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
  • To locate videos, do a keyword search and limit your search by the format "video materials (VHS/DVD)."
  • To locate relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
    Useful subject headings include:
    • bioethics
    • Fraud in science
    • Informed consent (medical law)
    • Medical ethics
    • Professional ethics
    • Research moral and ethical aspects
    • Science moral and ethical aspects
  Search Syntax:
  • Truncation: use a dollar sign $
  • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
  • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
• ebrary
  A collection of over 38,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
  Note: for full functionality, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
• WorldCat
  Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
  Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
  Search Syntax:
  • Truncation: use an asterisk *
  • Phrase searching:insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
  • Wildcard: use a question mark ?