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PHI 501
A guide to core research resources and approaches for philosophy grad students
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We have databases that play the same role as Philsopher's Index for almost every field of study. A few examples given below, but you can find more through our database listings (use the subject pull-down menu).
JSTOR and Project Muse
JSTOR and Project Muse are both journal repositories.
- Strengths: Everything in there is full text. Interdisciplinary.
- Weakness: They don't have the breadth of Philosopher's Index.
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Also full text, but while JSTOR focuses going way back, Project Muse tends to be more recent volumes of journals. - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull runs of select philosophy journals. Great to use when you know you want older sources. Also great for when you want to search the full text of every article, for instance for the title of a minor work that isn't discussed often or for a specific word or phrase.
Library search tool
This is the search box on the library home page. It searches across many of our databases, plus our book and ebook collections, so produces very interdisciplinary results.
Google scholar
Google algorithm and search interface are very different from what library databases use. Sometimes this is a good thing!