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Reference Titles in the Library

Encyclopedias are helpful to understand a topic and find keywords or terminology. It is a great way to jump start understanding a topic. Encyclopedias are usually not used within your paper or as a source.

Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
Call Number: HV4708 .E53 1998
ISBN: 9780313299773
Publication Date: 1998
Encyclopedia of Ethics by Lawrence C. Becker (Editor); Charlotte B. Becker (Editor)
Call Number: BJ63 .E45 2001
ISBN: 9780415936729
Publication Date: 2001

Background Resources for Issues/Topics

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CQ Researcher provides comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues. CQ Researcher has in-depth, unbiased coverage of social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.

E-books & Online Reference

Encyclopedias:

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Scholarly encyclopedias including The Encyclopedia of Philosophy and The New Dictionary of the History of Ideas.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A peer reviewed, open access encyclopedia of philosophy
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP)
The purpose of the IEP is to provide detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy

Specific Entries in Encyclopedias:

African Ethics (from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Ethics and Social Issues (in Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World) by Gale (Editor); Richard C. Martin (Editor)
ISBN: 9780028662695
Publication Date: 2016
The Encyclopedia Of Islam And The Muslim World, 2nd Edition, is a two-volume set containing over 540 alphabetically-arranged entries designed to support students of religion and world history.