Social Science Librarian
Stephen (Social Sciences) Woods
Contact:
Office: 208 Paterno Library, University Park
Phone: 814.865.0665
Starting Places
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Public Heath Ethics [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]Public health ethics involves a systematic process to clarify, prioritize and justify possible courses of public health action based on ethical principles, values and beliefs of stakeholders, and scientific and other information.
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Encyclopedia of Health Services ResearchA great place to get an overview of your topic. Be sure to look at the material cited by the articles and follow up on these resources. Online via Sage Knowledge.
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Ethics [by Daniel Swartzman]article in the Encyclopedia of Health Services Research via SAGE Reference Online.
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LionSearchan integrated search of books, e-books, research articles, newspaper articles, and other publications.
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CAT - Penn State Library CatalogUse keywords, subject headings, authors, organization names, and personal names to identify books, government documents, and other sources related to your topic.
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Gale Virtual Reference Libraryfind a variety of publications dealing with public health and healthcare.
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CQ Electronic LibraryIncludes several different databases that are helpful. Each can be searched separately.
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CQ ResearcherWeekly magazine that explores in-depth a single "hot issue" currently being discussed in the news. Topics include social issues, politics, economics, the environment, education, science, and more. Each issue includes an essay outlining the issue, a pro-con feature, a chronology, and a bibliography. 1923 to the present.
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CQ MagazineA weekly news magazine reporting on the activities in the U.S. Congress including the status of bills, committee and floor activity, debates, roll-call votes, and congressional-executive branch relations.
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CQ AlmanacAn excellent database to begin tracking legislation as well as getting a broad overview of government actions on a topic.
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National JournalFull text of key magazines, newsletters, books, and directories from the National Journal Group. Focused on government, politics, and public policy.