In vitro fertilization

"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 Applied Ethics   Ref. BJ 63 .A66 (1998)

Encyclopedia of Bioethics   Ref.  QH 332 .E52  (2004) -- check the index volume

Encyclopedia of Science and Religion    Ref.  BL 240.3 .E43 2003

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:

               Subject:   fertilization in vitro, human
                               fertilization in vitro, human -- moral and ethical aspects

Finding Journal Articles

About off-campus access

1. 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 "peer-reviewed publications."

    Search Term(s): fertilization in vitro

2.  Use LexisNexis Academic to look for articles in major newspapers, including the New York Times and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Select the News category.

    Keyword:   in vitro fertilization

Internet Resources

American Pregnancy Organizaton

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/infertility/ivf.html

American Society of Reproductive Medicine

http://asrm.org/Patients/faqs.html

Strong Infertility and In Virto Fertilitzation Center, University of Rochester Medical Center
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/stronghealth/ivf/
(There are lots of sites for fertility clinics -- this one provides quite a bit of information)