Medical Ethics  Tags: ugl_subject_guide medical_ethics bioethics ugl  

Articles are a valuable resource in any research paper or project. Articles (as opposed to books) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Shorter length
• Currency of information
• Focus on a specific aspect of a topic 

Try different combinations of these keywords as you search for information.

Check the subject headings/descriptors for individual articles in your searches and repeat your search using these terms. Please note, subject headings are not consistent across databases.

General Interest Databases (cover a variety of subjects/topics)

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Host) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
• Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated weekly.

Discipline Specific Databases (focus on a specific discipline or collection of related disciplines)

• PsycINFO - More scholarly than Academic Search Premier and Expanded Academic ASAP and focuses more on psychology and the social sciences.
• MEDLINE Plus (National Library of Medicine) - Also more scholarly than Academic Source Premier and Expanded Academic ASAP and contains articles from medical journals (caution - heavy use of medical terminology).