Cord Blood Banking

"Pathfinders" are guides to help you get started finding information on a topic. A St. Kate's Reference Librarian has written this guide to help you perform Library research for your structured controversy paper and presentation. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list of resources, but some places to begin your hunt.

Please stop or phone the Reference Desk (651-690-6652) if you have questions or need further assistance.

Contents:   Reference Works  | Finding Books  |  Journal Articles  |  Internet Sites

Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Ref.  QH 332 .E52  (2004)

Note: Please remember that Reference Books may not be taken from the Library

Finding Books

Use CLICnet to search for books and videos in the Library at St. Kate's and at other ACTC colleges. Use the "Request" feature to obtain items not at St. Kate's.

Search term: cord blood

Finding Journal Articles

About off-campus access

Use EBSCO's Academic Search Premier and InfoTrac's Expanded Academic ASAP to look for journal articles, adding enough terms to limit the search to your topic. To find only academic journals, click before the box for "scholarly (peer reviewed) journals" or "refereed publications."

Suggested searches:

Internet Resources

NOTE: Many websites that result from a search for "cord blood" are commercial institutions. See also the TRW guide to Stem Cell Research or the TRW guide to Organ Donation

American Academy of Pediatrics - Cord Blood FAQ
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/jan07cordbloodfaq.htm

Cord Blood Banking from American Pregnancy
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/cordbloodbanking.html