1. Make an appointment with the research librarian for Bioethics (see appointment link to your right); it can be particularly helpful when you are in the early stages of working on your project.  You also can email her with quick questions.

2.  Use the library subject guide for Bioethics to jumpstart your research.  Use the full array of research resources and services available to you via the library, including interlibrary loan for articles, SUMMIT for books, and over 350 subscription databases.

2. Schedule time every week to work on your project.

3.  Conduct research strategically:

     a.  Which databases are you searching and why?

Large-scale discovery tools like Google Scholar, Primo, and JSTOR are certainly useful for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, given their breadth, but they rely on natural language processing and have more limited options for refining or narrowing your searches.

Subject databases offer depth over breadth, along with more nuanced tools for refining your searches, including the use of specialized thesauri and vocabulary.  Relevant subject databases include PubMed, Philosopher's Index and/or PhilPapers, ATLA Religion, and more.

     b.  Keep track of all sources you look at, even ones you decide not to use, because you may rethink that decision as you get further into your project.  Zotero is your friend!

     c.  Create a synthesis matrix with your scholarly sources.  You can make a copy of the linked Google Doc for your own use, or you can build your own structure in Google sheets.