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.
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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.
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.
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 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.
Former KIE director featured on Radiolab
Former Director and Scholar of the KIE LeRoy Walters is featured prominently in the newest episode of WNYC’s popular Radiolab program.
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.
KIE Head of Information Services to present at international conference
Mark Hakkarinen will present at the 11th International Conference on Open Repositories at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
Bioethics Research Library rejuvenated following redesign
The Kennedy Institute of Ethics is pleased to announce that furniture renovations to the Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University (BRL) are complete.
Library creates global ebola resource
The KIE’s Bioethics Research Library, together with partners at Georgetown’s Law Center, launches “The Ebola Outbreak: A Global Conversation and Resources”
KIE MOOC preserved in DigitalGeorgetown
The Introduction to Bioethics massive open online course (MOOC) that debuted on edX last April will be preserved for posterity in a university-wide repository.
Tribute to Max M. Kampelman
The KIE is saddened by the passing of Ambassador Max M. Kampelman, a diplomat and a scholar who established an interdisciplinary book and journal collection in Jewish ethics at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics in 1983.
Library’s Work in Qatar Recognized as Best-in-Class
Georgetown’s Bioethics Research at the School of Foreign Service in Qatar was recognized as best-in-class at the Qatar Foundation’s Annual Research Forum.