Starting out
Search tip: Picking a topic video tutorial
Background Material
- Oxford Bibliographies
- peer-reviewed, annotated bibliographies that point to important resources by narrow topic, e.g,
- Very Short Introductions
- Scholarly introductions to topics
- e.g, Christian Ethics
- Scholarly introductions to topics
- Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Books
Search tip: watch Finding Books video tutorial
Use Omni to find print and ebooks (this just searches ebooks titles. See below to search the full text of ebooks). Some helpful or possible search terms include:
- christian ethics, abortion, divorce, gender, etc.
Articles
Search tip: watch Finding Articles on a Topic video
Note that while you certainly can find articles through Omni or Google Scholar, it can often be difficult to narrow down the results in a helpful way. Consider using one of our subject databases related to your topic. E.g., for Ecojustice, you may find articles in one of our Geography and Environmental Studies databases. The following databases contain material on ethics in general.
Streaming Videos
Evaluating the quality of sources
Search tip: How can I tell if my source is scholarly? (video tuturial)