Worldview - Selected Books & Ebooks

To find books on your topic, search the Library Catalog or an ebook database, such as Ebook Central.

Try a search for worldview beliefs or worldview philosophy.

Sample Titles:

Ethics - Search Tips

To find articles:

Use descriptive terms from your thesis statement.
Use subject specific databases relevant to your topic.
Consider alternative terms that identify your key conceptsor the type of information you are seeking.
If available, set date restrictions for your results.
Develop variant search queries.

Examples:

“military chaplain” and issue
military and chaplain and issue*
military and chaplain and Christian
Christian and chaplain and ethic*

An ethical dilemma may be identified or described as a work controversy, debate, argument, issue, etc. Therefore, in addition to searching with the keyword "ethical," use a variety of other relevant terms in your search expression (e.g., social work AND professional values).

Ethics - Selected Resources

Try a Search Using Three Main Concepts

Suggested below are three main terms or concepts to try as you begin searching:

  • What is the discipline or subject?
    Use the opens new window Database List to choose an appropriate subject database or start with opens new windowAcademic Search Complete then use the “Choose Databases” link in EBSCO to search other databases.
  • What is the topic, subject or profession?
    Use relevant keywords to identify and search the concepts of your research paper.
    Examples:
    • topic:
      “fantasy literature”
      Narnia and literature and (valu* or purpose)
      fantasy and child* and purpose
    • Subject or discipline:
      cloning
      chemistry (chemical engineer*)
      biology
    • Profession:
      sports journalism
      sport and journal*
  • What are the influences or perspectives?
    Add search terms that identify your topic.
    Examples:

    social* (social, society)
    cultur* (cultural, culture)
    moral* (morals, morality)
    ethic* (ethical, ethics, ethic)

    bibl* (bible, biblical)
    Christian
    “Christian worldview”
    “Christian perspective”
    “religious aspect”
    religio* (-n, us)


    “professional ethics”
    “code of ethics”

    ideology
    belief
    perspective
    presupposition
    principle*
    veiw
    viewpoint
    influenc* (-e, -es, -ial, -ed)
    effect* (-s, -ive, -ual, -ed)
    motivation
    dilemma
    concern
    issues

    argument*
    controvers* (-y, -ies, -ial)
    pros and cons