Philosophy

Electronic Resource Finder

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:43:53 -0700

The Electronic Resource Finder is a directory of the Library's databases and other online resources. It is organized by subject (e.g. philosophy), type of material (e.g. dissertations), or title (e.g. Past Masters). It is a useful tool to help you choose the right resources for your particular research needs.

Purchase Recommendation

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:37:38 -0700

If you'd like to recommend an item to be added to the collection, please use the Purchase Recommendation Form.

Howison

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:29:56 -0700

Howison Philosophy Library 305 Moses Hall, 642-2722. The UC Philosophy Department maintains its own collection of 10,000 monographs and 60 journals. This collection is mainly non-circulating, with 2-hr loan available to UC Berkeley faculty, students and staff.

Catalogs

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:30:37 -0700

To find books, journals and other media owned by the UC Berkeley Library search Berkeley's OskiCat or the UC-wide MELVYL catalog.

Connecting From Off Campus

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:31:17 -0700

UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff can access Library resources from off campus using one of two simple methods:

Proxy Server
After you make a one-time change in your web browser settings, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID or Library PIN when you click on the link to a licensed resource. See the setup instructions, FAQ, and Troubleshooting pages to configure your browser.

VPN (Virtual Private Network)
After you install and run the VPN "client" software on your computer, you can log in with a CalNet ID to establish a secure connection with the campus network.

About the Collection

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:11:17 -0700

The Library's collections support the research needs and curriculum of the UC Berkeley Philosophy Department and the philosophical interests of many interdisciplinary programs on campus. Multimedia and electronic materials are as actively acquired as print books and journals. Most print materials in philosophy are in the Gardner (Main) Stacks in Doe Library with additional core English language texts in the Moffitt Undergraduate Library. Materials related to mathematical logic are located in the Mathematics-Statistics Library; those related to psychology are located in the Education-Psychology Library. The East Asian Library houses all materials in East Asian languages.

Article Databases

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:42:46 -0700

These databases index journal articles, chapters of books, (and sometimes) books, and book reviews relevant to philosophy. You can research a topic by searching for authors or subject terms relevant to your research. A few of these databases include the full text of the articles, but most of them use UC-eLinks to take you to the full-text of the article you are interested in. For articles not available online, UC-eLinks will search the Melvyl catalog for a print copy of the journal.

Article Databases for Philosophy

Journals

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:04:31 -0700

The Library collects both print and online philosophy journals with preference given to the online format when both are available. You can find philosophy journals in a variety of ways.

Search for a known journal title in OskiCat or Melvyl and follow the link to journal website. If the journal (or desired issue) is not available online, you will need the library location and call number to retrieve the print edition.
Choose journal titles from a list of electronic journals arranged by subject. From E-Journal Titles A-Z, choose Category: Arts & Humanities; SubCategory: Philosophy.
Use the Citation Linker to retrieve the full text if you have a citation to a specific article in a journal.

Note: Using Philosopher's Index or another article database is a more efficient way to discover articles on a particular topic than browsing through individual journals issues.

Books & Texts

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:55:00 -0700

The Library's rich collection of print books covers all aspects of philosophy studied at UC Berkeley. A growing number of titles are available as digital books.

Print books and individually cataloged electronic books can be found in the Library catalogs OskiCat and Melvyl. Catalog records for print books will show the library location and call number. Links in the catalog records for digital books will take you to the full text.
Collections of philosophy e-books and texts can be browsed from the collection's website. See the listing below or in Philosophy: Books and Text Collections or the complete list for all subjects at Book and Text Collections (electronic).

E-Book Collections for Philosophy:

Subject Encyclopedias

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:08:12 -0700

In addition to those in the print reference collection in the Doe Reference Center, the Library has many online philosophy dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Book Reviews

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:14:57 -0700

Use these resources to find reviews of philosophy books.

Language Dictionaries

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:19:35 -0700

The Library has many online English and foreign language dictionaries. Search the Electronic Resource Finder by Type: Dictionaries, Thesauri and Quotations or the relevant subject guides for more complete lists. Below is a selective list.

Dissertations

jcarter@library.berkeley.edu (Jan Carter) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:58:55 -0700

Archival print copies of UC Berkeley dissertations written before 2010 are shelved at NRLF and are available for use in the Library. Dissertations written since 2010 are available in digital format only. Search for Berkeley dissertations in OskiCat by author, title or department. The full-text of Berkeley dissertations written since 1996 is available in the databases listed below.