FIU Libraries: Philosophy Workshop : Locating Information on a Topic

Locating Information on Your Term Paper Topic

Use reliable sources like these to provide information on philosophical concepts and theories:

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This up-to-date source is "designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research."
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The IEP provides "detailed, scholarly, peer-reviewed information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of academic philosophy. The Encyclopedia's articles are written with the intention that most of the article can be understood by advanced undergraduates majoring in philosophy and by other scholars who are not working in the field covered by that article. The IEP articles are written by experts but not for experts in analogy to the way the Scientific American magazine is written by scientific experts but not primarily for scientific experts."

Encyclopedia of Philosophy
ISBN: 9780028660721
Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Since 1967, the Encyclopedia of Philosophy, described by Booklist as the best and most comprehensive English-language reference source for philosophy, has been the cornerstone of the philosophy reference shelf. Lauded for its clear and accessible presentation of wide-ranging philosophical subjects, the Encyclopedia has earned its place as a first-stop resource for general readers, students and educators.

These databases includes large collections of resources containing background articles:

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Online reference service made up of over 500 full-text books; includes in-depth Topic Pages, Content Mapping, and linking to other library resources.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (eBooks) This link opens in a new window
Gale eBooks offers broad cross-curricular collection of non-fiction titles, supporting science, geography, history, language arts, business and other subjects. Optimized for search and discovery, the Gale eBooks platform enables you to search through multiple nonfiction eBooks within a single search.

1. From the library homepage, click the Catalog tab above the search box

2. Type in a topic (or a specific title or author) and click Search.

3. You will find both print and online resources.

You'll need a location and call number to find an item on the shelf.
- See this guide for more on using the LC call numbers
If a book is online, it will have a link that usually says 'FIU Users: View Content Here'

These databases will take you to journal articles:

Humanities Source This link opens in a new window
This database offers worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought; It includes feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, and much more; Coverage begins in 1907.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive, scholarly full-text database for multidisciplinary research; This database provides complete coverage of multidisciplinary academic journals, peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more; 1887 - Present.
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
Users of this collection can research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.
Philosophy Compass This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed surveys of the most important research and current thinking in philosophy.
Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Offers informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy; The literature covered goes back to 1940 and includes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to an anthology and book reviews.
PhilPapers: Philosophical Research Online This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers; All sources of research content in philosophy, including journals, books, open access archives, and personal pages maintained by academics are included; Includes the largest open access archive in philosophy.

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WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
Search for books, then order them through ILLIAD, interlibrary loan.

Getting articles (and books!) that we don't own

Just request it - for FREE! Use InterLibrary Loan / ILLiad to get the pdf of an article or borrow a book from another institution.

Order an article or a book and you will be notified via email that your item has arrived.

Articles generally take 1-3 days (add 2 days for weekend!)
Books generally arrive within 10 days.

Is it an article? Your ILLIAD account will act like a drop box for articles that can be delivered online. You'll also get an email to let you know when to login to your account to retrieve your item. Download the PDF to your computer because it will disappear from the ILL site in 30 days.

ARTICLE TIP: When searching in a database, click FIND IT @ FIU to see if we own the article in full text, and if not, check the Library Catalog to see if it is in print. If we don't own it, look for Still Can't Find It? and click Interlibrary Loan. The database will fill in the form for you!

BOOK TIP: When searching WorldCat, click on the book title and use the "Send Request to ILLiad" link to order the book. Sign-in to ILLiad and the database will fill in the form for you!

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