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BIO 554 - Bioethics

Information on creating an Annotated Bibliography for BIO504: Bioethics.

SUGGESTED TERMS FROM YOUR SYLLABUS

Where to Begin

Dr. Durst has provided you with some search terms to begin your research.  Try these search terms individually or in combination with each other.  Use the additional ways to find search terms that are provided below to find additional search terms and results.

Dr. Durst's starting list for "The Moral Status of the Human Embryo":

  • ethics of the human embryo
  • embryo, moral status of
  • bioethics and the human embryo
  • embryo and human personhood

SUBJECT LISTS

Using Subject Lists below Citations of Articles

All EBSCO platform databases list the citation of an article in the results list.  Look below the citation and above the "PDF Full-Text" link to locate other subject terms identified in the article that can be used as new search terms.

JSTOR TEXT ANALYZER TOOL

How to use JSTOR's Text Analyzer Tool

Often the most difficult part of research is identifying search terms.  Everyone usually has one or two words that they think will work, but they may be too broad.  It is also important to remember that librarians assign subject terms to articles and experts in the field may use different terminology.

One tool that you can use is JSTOR's new text analyzer.  This is located under the search box on JSTOR's search page.

Enter material into the analyzer box.  You can paste an abstract from an article that is perfect for your assignment.  You can also type in the bullet points on your Diversity project description to see what terms are suggested.

For Example: Type in "Common assumptions and stereotypes that attribute to the Appalachian Culture."  The program will analyze the text and give you a list of words in the left hand column and articles that phrase in the right column.  You can eliminate the words common, and, that, to, the and then add the term education.  It is a starting point for developing new terminology.