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Searching and Browsing for Books Searching Electronic Databases and Print Indexes for Articles |
Bioethics: Searching and Browsing for BooksWhen you're first starting to search the online catalog for good books on your topic, you might be tempted to do a keyword search for your subject. However, searching "subject headings" is an even better way to get books that are sure to be about a particular subject. The subject headings are assigned to every book when it is cataloged, and describe, using a controlled set of terms, what the book is about. Below are some major subject headings relevant to bioethics.
If you would rather browse through books and journals in the library's bookstacks, first you need to know where to start. Because bioethics is such an interdisciplinary subject, books and journals are scattered throughout the Libraries' collections. However, the call number ranges listed below should be of some help to you in finding areas with relevant books. Remember that, in general, when you find a good book on a topic, the ones near it on the shelf will probably be "near it" (or similar) in subject. To find out on which floor these books are located, check the charts located at the reference desk, in the elevators, and online.
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