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Philosopher's Index
Comprehensive scholarly database indexing philosophy books and journals from 1940 to present.

JSTOR (Full Text)
Includes the full-text archive of 17 important scholarly philosophy journals. For indexing of more recent articles, use the Philosopher's Index or Academic Search Premier.

Oxford Reference Online: Philosophy & Religion (Full Text)
Search and access the full text of a suite of Oxford reference books including The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, and more.

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (Full Text)
A collection of major religion and theology journals selected by some of the major religion scholars in the United States. Journals representing all major religious faiths, major denominations, and language groups are included. Information dates as far back as 1949, and coverage continues through the present.

Academic Search Premier (Full Text)
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database providing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated daily.

Academic OneFile (Full Text)  Discus
A source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

Web of Science
Access to the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Please log out when you are finished.

GreenFILE (Full Text)
Indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.

ERIC (EBSCO version) (Full Text)
The Education Resources Information Center provides index and full text to journal articles, government studies, books, dissertations, and other material on education and related fields. Combines citations of sponsored reports, from Resources in Education, and over 750 journals, from the Current Index to Journals in Education. Covers 1966 to the present.

Periodicals Archive Online (formerly Periodical Contents Index - Full Text) (Full Text)
Index to articles from 1802 to 1995 in the humanities and social sciences. Includes full-text to approximately 140 journals.

Project Muse (Full Text)
Scholarly journals from Johns Hopkins University Press.

Dissertations & Theses: Full Text
The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database includes over 2 million master's theses and dissertations, with over 60,000 titles added every year. It's a great resource for researchers in a wide variety of fields.

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Print and Electronic Resources

Philosopher's Index
REF B1 A1 P47

The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
REF B41 C35 1995

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
REF B51 R68 1998
online version (Full Text)

Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies
REF B131 E5

Guide to Buddhist Philosophy
REF B162 I52 1985

The Encyclopedia of Enlightenment
REF B802 W48 1996

The Handbook of Western Philosophy
REF B804 H17 1988

Bibliography of Bioethics
REF R724 W3

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Internet Resources

APA
American Philosophical Association.

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
A list of Internet resources and sites in Philosophy.

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A database of articles searchable by collection or by keyword.

Philosophical Institutions
A list of links to philosophical societies and associations.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field.

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