Research Guide: Philosophy
Getting Started :: Finding Books :: Finding Articles :: Journals :: Citing Sources


Introduction

This page includes a general introduction to resources in Philosophy. If you cannot find what you are looking for on this page, or if you have a specific research need in mind, please consult a Reference Librarian.

Library liaison to the Department of Philosophy: Marcia Dinneen, Reference Librarian.
Getting Started: Selected Reference Resources

The following is a select list of some significant reference books in Philosophy.

    Encyclopedia of Philosophy  Ref B41 .E5
    Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment  Ref B802 .E53
    Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy  Ref B51 .R68
Finding Books in Maxwell Library

To find books, you may search Webster, our online catalog, browse our shelves for titles, or look up Recent Acquisitions in Webster.

Subject Headings
A sample of Library of Congress Subject Headings related to Philosophy can be found below. The LC subject headings can be used when searching Webster as well as many of Maxwell Library's online databases. See Helpful Hints for Searching Webster.

Philosophy Philosophy, Ancient 
 Philosophy, American Philosophy History

Call Numbers
Books in Philosophy can be found under the following Library of Congress Call Numbers: B, BD, BL
Circulating books in the B through BD, BH through BJ, and BL through BX (religion) call number ranges above can be found in the stacks on the Second Floor of Maxwell Library. Reference materials with these call numbers can be found in the Reference Department on the First Floor of the library.

(These suggested Library of Congress call numbers are for shelf browsing purposes only, and are by no means comprehensive.)
Finding Articles: Indexes, Abstracts, and Online Databases

Indexes and Abstracts are tools that help you locate journal, magazine and newspaper articles, and in some cases, chapters in books, conference proceedings, etc.

Maxwell Library's print indexes and abstracts are located on the First Floor; our online databases are accessible to Bridgewater State College students, faculty, and staff from any computer with Internet access (username and password required).

Off-Campus Access: If you are off-campus, you must first go to the BSC Off-Campus User Login.

TitleFormatDatesSearch Guide
Academic OneFileOnlineVariesN/A
Academic Search PremierOnlineVariesEBSCOhost Tutorials
Expanded Academic ASAPOnlineVariesN/A
JSTOROnlineVariesN/A
Philosopher's IndexOnline1940-presentEBSCOhost Tutorial
Project MUSEOnlineVariesN/A
Philosopher's IndexPrint1969-2009N/A

Journals

For a complete list of journals that BSC has, both electronic and print, see the A-Z Journal List. Page down to Philosophy, Psychology, Religion and select the appropriate subcategory.
Citing Sources

Citation guides contain examples showing how to cite sources in APA, MLA, and Turabian style formats.

 

 

Last Modified: February 24, 2010