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Academic Search Premier	Description: Indexing and abstracts are provided for 8,035 journals in the collection. This database offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more. In addition to journal coverage, Academic Search Premier provides full text information from a variety of source-types such as scholarly monographs. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1985. An excellent source of articles about philosophical issues and history.
Humanities Full Text	Description: Indexes both full text and citations in Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Classical Studies, Communications, Dance, Film, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Journalism, Linguistics, Literary & Social Criticism Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religion and Theology. A very good source for articles about individual philosophers as well as philosophical issues.
WilsonSelect Plus	Description: Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business. Provides indexed and abstracted records with accompanying full-text periodical articles, many of which are linked to citations in other FirstSearch databases. Includes US and international professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines. Links to full-text articles. A very good source for articles on philosophical issues.
Websites
Episteme Links	Description: An organized collection of thousands of links to resources devoted to philosophy. The main sections are Philosophers and Topics and Traditions, both of which are searchable by time period and subject area. The Philosophers section provides quick links to fifty of the most frequently requested philosophers. Additional sections provide links to Images, Print and Electronic Journals, and E-Texts. (This latter category is searchable by keyword, philosopher, and topic category.) Adding additional value to this site are topic specific links to terms in several online philosophy encyclopedias including the online version of The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (1995).
Philosophy in Cyberspace	Description: A comprehensive guide to the world of philosophy with evaluated, annotated links to resources on such topics as aesthetics, ethics, feminism, logic, epistemology, metaphysics & many more. It also covers listservs, newsgroups, electronic resources, philosophy departments, organizations, jobs and humor
Philosophy Pages	Description: An excellent starting point for studying Philosophy. The Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names is a concise guide with links to more information from such great Web resources as The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP), The Ism Book (ISM), the Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind (DPM), and Downes's Guide to the Logical Fallacies (GLF). There's also a Timeline of Western Philosophers that begins in 600 B.C.E. and runs through to the present.
Guide to Philosophy	Description: Comprehensive collection of philosophy resources on the Internet. Not annotated, but the best are marked with a red star. This is a large file. The benefit is that you can search it with you Find button once it loads.
Print Resources
	The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy Reference B41.C35 1995 This resource is a dictionary of thousands of important terms. It also has substantial treatments of major philosophers, many of these entries run to thousands of words. It has hundreds of entries, often of 500 to 1,000 words, on other significant thinkers. In addition, it provides detailed overviews of the subfields such as epistemology and ethics. The Columbia History of Western Philosophy Reference B72 .C593 1999 This one volume history of philosophy stresses the work of the principle thinkers of the West. Articles include a bibliography of the best secondary works on each philosopher. There are also essays on major themes such as humanism and on periods of philosophy. Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion : Eastern and Western Thought Reference B41 .R43 1966 This dictionary provides short articles on philosophers including some analyses of the thought of major philosophers and religious leaders. Short explications of terms are an important contribution of this source. Dictionary of the History of Thought Reference CB5 .D52 This 5 volume source is composed of lengthy articles about ideas covered in an historical context. Articles are written by experts and are signed. Each essay contains sources for further reading. The Encyclopedia of Philosophy Reference B51 .E6 Published in 1967, with a supplement in 1996, this is considered a major reference work in philosophy. It contains substantial articles on all major philosophers and philosophical ideas. Bibliographies are included with articles. Key Ideas in Human Thought Reference B41 .K48 1993 This dictionary provides brief definitions of terms and ideas in all areas of human thought. Citations often contain suggestions for further reading The Oxford Companion to philosophy Reference B51 .O94 1995 Long articles on the greatest philosophers are brought together in this volume. Many shorter treatments of toher philosophers are included. Short articles defining terms and longer ones covering issues are also found. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Reference B51 .R68 1998 This 10 volume encyclopedia is the latest full scale encyclopedia of philosophy. It includes lengthy articles, often more that 10 pages on individual philosophers and philosophical issues. All articles offer suggestions for further reading, articles on individual philosophers provide a list of their works. The best source in which to bwegin research. World Philosophy Reference B29.W68 1982 This source is a collection of essays about 225 major philosophical works. Each article covers the principle ideas advanced in the work and excerpts from pertinent literature about the work. Philosopher’s Index Quarterly 1967 to Present Index Section, Lower Level Library Philosopher’s Index is a subject and author index with abstracts Books and periodicals in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian are indexed. This publication is the only index in the field. The Oxford Companion to philosophy Reference B51 .O94 1995 Long articles on the greatest philosophers are brought together in this volume. Many shorter treatments of toher philosophers are included. Short articles defining terms and longer ones covering issues are also found. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Reference B51 .R68 1998 This 10 volume encyclopedia is the latest full scale encyclopedia of philosophy. It includes lengthy articles, often more that 10 pages on individual philosophers and philosophical issues. All articles offer suggestions for further reading, articles on individual philosophers provide a list of their works. The best source in which to bwegin research. World Philosophy Reference B29.W68 1982 This source is a collection of essays about 225 major philosophical works. Each article covers the principle ideas advanced in the work and excerpts from pertinent literature about the work. Philosopher’s Index Quarterly 1967 to Present Index Section, Lower Level Library Philosopher’s Index is a subject and author index with abstracts Books and periodicals in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian are indexed. This publication is the only index in the field.

Inez Ringland, Ph.D. MALS
Associate Dean for Information Services
Bibliographer for Philosophy

Last update: Friday, November 3, 2006