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Research Tools for Philosophy

Use these research tools to find information related to Philosophy from sources such as scholarly articles, books and encyclopedias.

Archival Collections and Primary Sources
Article Databases and Indexes
Book Review Sources
Dictionaries, Thesauri and Quotations
Directories
Dissertation and Thesis Sources
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks
Image and Sound Databases
Library and Book Catalogs
Organizations
Web Gateways and Search Engines


Archival Collections and Primary Sources

Resources that list, or provide access to, materials typically found in archives and used for primary source research. Examples include manuscripts, diaries, letters, first-hand accounts or documentary sources on a subject, person, event or issue.

Article Databases and Indexes

Listings of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. Many include abstracts (article summaries). Some include or link to the full text of articles.

  • Article Databases for Philosophy
  • Print Indexes for Philosophy:
  • Bibliographie de la philosophie/Bibliography of Philosophy.
    Doe Library Reference B40.I5 latest 10 years, earlier years beginning with 1937 in Main stacks.
    International listing of books, includes abstracts.
  • International Philosophical Bibliography/Repertoire bibliographique de la philosophie/Bibliografisch repertorium van de wijsbegeerte.
    Doe Library Reference B40.R4 latest 5 years, Main earlier years beginning with 1949.
    Lists books and journal articles in a classified arrangement.

Book Review Sources

Listings of book reviews in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. included in article databases and indexes, book review indexes, or review journals.

Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Quotations

General and subject specific dictionaries in any language, dual language dictionaries, thesauri, dictionaries of quotations, and acronym lists.

Directories

Alphabetical or subject listings containing names, addresses, and identifying data of persons, organizations, publications, web sites, etc.

  • Online Resources
  • Membership Directory, American Philosophical Association
    (access available to personal members only)
  • General Directories
    See this list for access to general directories such as Global Books in Print, Literary Marketplace, and World of Learning.

  • Print Resources
  • Directory of American Philosophers.  Doe Library Reference (Directories) B935.A1D5.
  • International Directory of Philosophy and Philosophers.  Doe Library Reference (Directories) B35.I551

Dissertation and Thesis Sources

Sources for locating masters theses and doctoral dissertations.

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

General or subject-specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and other collections of factual information.

Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks

Collections of information designed to help practitioners in a specific field or profession, or in the case of yearbooks, to provide annually cumulated information in brief descriptive and statistic form.

  • Bynagle, Hans E.  Philosophy: A Guide to the Reference Literature.
    Doe Library Reference B72.A12B97 1997

Image and Sound Databases

Listings of material in audio or video format, photographs, paintings, or other visual materials. Some of these sources include or link to the actual items.

Library and Book Catalogs

Listings of books and other items belonging to a particular library or, as with union catalogs, a group of libraries, and usually containing information on the location and subject classification of each item. This category also includes national bibliographies, or lists of all books published in a particular country.

Organizations

Listings of subject-related associations, learned societies, or professional organizations.

Web Gateways and Search Engines

Broad, subject-related sites and subject-specific search engines available without restriction on the World Wide Web.

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