Dialogue 2 Marriage, Sexuality, & Ethics

Getting Started: Good Reference Sources:

Print Sources:

REF BL626.4 .E53	Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions
REF HQ12 .S423	Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia
REF HQ21 .I68	The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality
REF HQ75.15 .H36	Handbook of Lesbian & Gay Studies
REF HQ9 .E52	Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
REF HQ767.84 .E53	Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
REF HQ1115 .E43	Encyclopedia of Women and Gender
REF HQ1090.3 .M436	Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia
REF KF154 .W47 2005	Encyclopedia of American Law (13 vols., use index in last volume)

Searching the Library Catalog

Books (reference or general) and films can be found using the online catalog. To start your search:

Go to the library website and click on catalog/books.
The default setting is "any word anywhere." For a quick keyword search, enter terms separated by a space and a "+" sign (for example, same + sex or gay + marriage).
Click on the Search button.

Confused? Ask a reference librarian or try our catalog help sheet.

The Brandel Library is organized by the Library of Congress system. Browse these areas for books on this topic:

HQ1033: same sex marriage
BV800s: same sex marriage--religious aspects
HQ12-HQ449: sexual life

Click here for a list of new books on same-sex marriage. Note: some of the books on these topics have shorter circulation periods.

Finding Database Articles:

Databases are an excellent source of current information on global slavery. The following is a list of some useful databases accessible to North Park students. Most will include articles from scholarly journals and popular news magazines. Many articles will be available full-text on and off campus. Find a list of all library databases on the Databases and Online Resources page.

Academic Search Premier is an interdisciplinary database of popular and scholarly articles.

Lexis Nexis is a database which includes full-text for local, national, and international newspapers, including The New York Times. It also contains legal news and court documents.

JSTOR is a database of entirely full-text scholarly articles. Access goes back to the first issue of each journal--sometimes as far back as the 1800's--but the most recent years are not included.

Project Muse is a full-text database of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. Current years are included.

ATLA Religion Database indexes articles, book reviews, and chapters in books (essays). Contains some full-text articles.

CQ Researcher offers full-text reports of current issues. Good for an overview of a controversial issue.

SAGE e-Reference Books allows you to search all or limit to a specific subject area. These will be good for overviews of a topic.

Helpful Webpages:

Websites can be unreliable because anyone can create them, regardless of their authority on the subject matter. When writing a research paper, the use of websites should be kept to a minimum and limited to those sponsored by well-known authorities or organizations. Always check with your professor to find out if s/he allows the use of websites.