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An Undergraduate Library Subject Guide providing suggested resources and other information for beginning research on the topic Abortion.
Last update: Sep 02nd, 2009 URL: http://uiuc.libguides.com/abortion  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Using Books

Books are another valuable resource in any research paper or project. Books (as opposed to articles) generally possess the following characteristics:

  • Longer in length
  • Good sources of background and historical information
  • Often contain footnotes and lengthy bibliographies
 
 

Online Catalogs

Use the following online catalogs to search for books using the above subject headings as search terms:

  • UIUC Online Catalog Searches for items in the UIUC campus libraries.
  • I-ShareSearches for items in more than 80 academic libraries in Illinois, including UIUC.
  • WorldCatSearches for items in libraries throughout the world.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to use as search terms for this topic include:

Abortion
Abortion--Government Policy--United States
Abortion--Law and legislation--United States
Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects
Abortion--Political aspects--United States
Abortion United States
Birth control
Birth control--Law and legislation--United States
Birth control--United States
Birth control clinics
Pro-choice movement--United States
Pro-life movement--United States
Women's health services

 

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