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Subject Guide with Search Tips for Abortion
Books and Media | Articles | Internet

Getting Started

These sources provide a good beginning.  Some contain general discussion or an overview.  This kind of background will often suggest topics, jargon, or keywords for further research.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics by Warren T. Reich, ed.
Reference San Marcos, Escondido Center QH 332 .E52 1995
This book has articles on abortion, covering ethical and legal aspects as well as religious traditions.

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice by Joshua Dressler.
Reference San Marcos, Escondido Center HV 6017 .E52 2002
This volume has an article on the legal basics of abortion, both contemporary and historical.

            Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family by David Levinson, ed.        

            Reference Escondido Center HQ 9 .E52 1995

This specialized encyclopedia has articles on the medical and social aspects as well as the legal aspects of abortion.

Books and Media

Use the Library Catalog http://sirsi.palomar.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49 to find books, periodicals, and media on your topic.  You can enter keywords of your own choosing, or you can identify the specific subject headings that the library catalog uses to group related materials together. 

Suggested Subject Headings
Abortion – Law and Legislation
Abortion – Moral and Ethical Aspects

Selected Call Numbers
HQ 767

Abortion Controversy by Cozic, Charles P., ed.
HQ 767 .A173 1995  San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
                                  Escondido Center CIRCULATING

Abortion: Opposing Viewpoints by Mary E. Williams, ed.
HQ 767 .A1854 2002  San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
                                    Escondido Center CIRCULATING

New Our Bodies, Ourselves: A Book by and For Women.
HQ 1426 .B69 1992  San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
                                  Escondido Center CIRCULATING

No Neutral Ground? Abortion Politics in an Age of Absolutes by Karen O’Connor
HQ 767.55 .U5 O3 1996  San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
                                         Escondido Center CIRCULATING

Teenage Pregnancy: Opposing Viewpoints by Auriana Ojeda, ed.
HQ 7759.4 .T46 2003  San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
                                     Escondido Center CIRCULATING

                           

Articles

Articles are usually identified by using online research databases or printed indexes.  Printed indexes are especially helpful for older material.  Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles can supply the latest information on a topic and often contain details not available elsewhere. NOTE: Passwords required to use off-campus http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/offcampus.htm

·         EBSCOhost http://prozy.palomar.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web

·         EBSCOhost provides access to several databases including magazine, journal and newspaper articles.  For a guide on how to search EBSCOhost, go to Using EBSCOhost at http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/ebsco.htm

Internet

Basic internet Search Strategies - Use a directory, subject portal, or search engine to focus your Internet search.   In addition to those listed below, find more sites on the Palomar Library Subject Links site at http://www.palomar.edu/library/subjects.htm. Information on evaluating websites can be found at http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SelfHelp.htm#websearching.

     

 



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