Decades Later, Bioethics Research Library Still Going Strong
From the beginning the Bioethics Research Library was revolutionary in helping establish the resources for the cross-disciplinary field of bioethics.
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Library Reference Services: An introduction
Learn more about the reference services provided by the KIE’s Bioethics Research Library, and the way they have shifted over the decades since the Library’s founding.
Visiting researcher explores Japanese public discourse on biomedical issues
Researcher Shin Fujieda is scheduled to give an informal presentation of his research on the employment of religious concepts in Japanese public discourse concerning biomedical issues.
New books at the Bioethics Research Library
Explore some recent additions on data ethics and human enhancement to the Bioethics Research Library’s extensive catalogue.
Library completes archive of Presidential Bioethics Commission
The Bioethics Research Library has completed a full digital archive of the work of the U.S.’s Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
New DVDs added to Library collection
This month, the Institute’s Bioethics Research Library added several classic films to its collection of DVDs available to students and patrons. Here are a few of our favorites to get you started.
Interview: KIE Deputy Director of Reference Martina Darragh on ‘poetry: usa’ festival
In this interview, Darragh speaks about her role in the founding of the US’s Language poets movement, and how her storied literary career enriches and informs her work in the Institute’s Bioethics Research Library to this day.
KIE Head of Information Services interviewed about recent “40 years of bioethics highlights” publication
In an interview-based post on the blog of the Journal of Medical Ethics, Mark Hakkarinen joins co-author Pingyue Jin to discuss their recent publication on the changing face of the bioethics field.
Library expands special collection on Jewish Ethics
The Kampelman Collection of Jewish Ethics, curated and maintained by the Institute’s Bioethics Research Library, acquires new volumes.
KIE Head of Information Services identifies top-cited bioethics articles in 40-year survey
Mark Hakkarinen’s new article in the Journal of Medical Ethics, co-authored with Pingyue Jin, lists four decades of “highlights in bioethics” with a quantitative analysis of top-cited journal articles.
KIE Reference & Program Specialist completes seminar on Islamic Bioethics
Reference & Program Specialist Roxie France-Nuriddin’s reading-intensive, four-course seminar on “Constructing an ‘Islamic Bioethics'” examined both classical and modern problems.
New books at the Bioethics Research Library
The Bioethics Research Library regularly receives new additions to its extensive catalogue. Browse a few of our favorite new selections.
Meet our current Visiting Researchers
Each year, a wide range of scholars from around the world apply to participate in the KIE’s Visiting Researchers Program. Meet this year’s scholars.
KIE Deputy Director of Reference publishes collaborative article
This month, Deputy Director of Reference Martina Darragh’s latest collaborative article was published in the journal Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine.
New books at the Bioethics Research Library
The Bioethics Research Library regularly receives new additions to its extensive catalogue. Browse a few of our favorite new selections.
KIE honors founding figures with Library carrel dedications
This month, the Bioethics Research Library will feature four new study carrels to be named and dedicated in honor of four founding figures of the field of bioethics.
New books at the Bioethics Research Library
Explore some recent additions to the Bioethics Research Library’s extensive catalogue, from vaccine refusal to climate refugees to global pandemics.
Librarian from Pontifical Biblical Institute tours the BRL
Dr. Adam Wisniewski visits Georgetown and its libraries from Rome, including a special visit to the Institute’s Bioethics Research Library.