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Bioethics Online: A Guide to Bioethical Resources on the Internet

   by Robert Brown

  Paperback:
    Writers Club Press
    01 April, 2002

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Editorial description(s):

Book Description
This easy-to-use guide to bioethical resources on the internet will be of use to scholars and students alike.




Reader review(s):

don't be fooled - this isn't worth the paper it's printed on, May 19, 2002
As director of the largest bioethics site on the Internet, I have something of a conflict of interest in reviewing this book. While the book treats our site well, I can't help but note that this is a terrible reference guide for two reasons - it suffers from a lack of peer review and scholarly rigor, but where that pans out is that an average user won't find half of the good stuff that is out there, because the authors did not find it, because they literally did not know how to do research in bioethics. More important, this book is heavily biased toward dopey opinionated sites rather than useful sites, the kind of sites that someone who buys the book will be looking for (like a site about how to write an advance directive, for example...). This book appears to be an introduction to using the Internet for bioethics -- and only someone with no familiarity with the Internet would be persuaded that this book is a good introduction to that subject. There are so many better sources of information on the net itself -- and all that is required is that one uses search engines (including the engine at Yahoo!, Google, NIH or Penn, for example). One can't help but see this book as profiteering - it is so poorly put together yet makes such provocative claims to comprehensiveness. Save your money.

BIOETHICS ONLINE, May 3, 2002
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Contents:

Introduction
Governmental and Policy/Thinktank websites
Academic and Institutional websites
Professional Associations' websites
Commercial sites
Interest-group websites
Other bioethics resources

BIOETHICS ONLINE is possibly the first printed guide in book form to the vast array of resources on bioethical issues to be found on the internet. It is aimed at both scholars and students alike, and focuses on a range of areas of concern to those working within the field.

Websites from 12 different countries are represented in this directory, and the book attempts to highlight the growth of international interest in this expanding field. Particular emphasis has been placed on the wide range of academic institutions who have established institutes and centers based on the study of bioethics.

Policy and legal aspects of bioethical issues are also a particular concern of this book.

Bioethics Online will be an invaluable introductory resource to those with an interest in bioethics. It can be purchased now from Amazon or ordered through good bookshops.

A useful directory, May 17, 2002
When you're trying to explain to a new class of students where they can go for good web-based information on bioethics it can be a tricky task. I think this book is going to be a handy asset for faculty in selecting the best sites. There's even a site about how to write a bioethics essay. Its not comprehensive, but it doesn't set out to be - just a straightforward guide to some of the better material on the net at the moment.

A great directory for those studying bioethics!, May 17, 2002
I've never come across a book like this in all the time I've been interested in bioethics. Try using a search engine and you get bombarded with long listings of sites that may be completely useless to you, but with this book all the websites selected are on-topic and categorized in a very logical way. A great little reference book!

BIOETHICS ONLINE, May 6, 2002
Is genetic engineering right? Should scientists be modifying the food we eat? Is it ethical to use human subjects in scientific research? Would you like to be cloned? These are some of the crucial questions people are asking as we enter the 21st century. The study of such is issues - bioethics - is one of interest to many people.

"Bioethics Online" is the first guide in book form to some of the many resources on the internet that give information on these issues. What are lawmakers and governments saying about such matters? What does the scientific community think? Where can I find the latest news about scientific and ethical topics? "Bioethics Online" guides you through the best web-based resources to help you find the answers and make up your own mind.

If you want to be informed on these important issues you need "Bioethics Online"!

Why didn't someone do this before?, May 17, 2002
A great book - I'm just surprised nobody has ever published a guide like this until now. There's a whole army of websites out there on bioethics, but the best information is contained in a relative few and most of the best sites are listed in this directory. There are a couple of typos, but overall a useful purchase for anyone interested in bioethics.

Why not a Website?, May 11, 2002
I wasted my money on this book. Some of the URLs are no longer even active. I would have been better off doing a Google search for information than by using this book as a reference.

And where were the proof-readers? This is a disgrace!

Forget it -- use Google!, May 11, 2002
Somebody tell me why why WHY anyone with brain in his or her head would buy a BOOK in order to search for Websites about a certain topic. A BOOK! Think about it!

Plus, Websites are by nature transitory -- they change all the time. Give me a break. ...

Bioethics Online, September 13, 2002
Contents:

Introduction
Governmental and Policy/Thinktank websites
Academic and Institutional websites
Professional Associations' websites
Commercial sites
Interest-group websites
Other bioethics resources

BIOETHICS ONLINE is possibly the first printed guide in book form to the vast array of resources on bioethical issues to be found on the internet. It is aimed at both scholars and students alike, and focuses on a range of areas of concern to those working within the field.

Websites from 12 different countries are represented in this directory, and the book attempts to highlight the growth of international interest in this expanding field. Particular emphasis has been placed on the wide range of academic institutions who have established institutes and centers based on the study of bioethics.

Policy and legal aspects of bioethical issues are also a particular concern of this book.
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