Philosophy
A guide to basic library research in Philosophy.
Databases
The databases listed are some of the most popular used by students doing research for their Philosophy courses.
Additional databases may be found on the A-Z Database page.
Depending on your topic, you may want to explore other resources using the tabs on the left side of the guide.
Remember, you can always Contact a librarian for help!
- PhilPapers This link opens in a new windowDirectory of online academic philosophy, monitors all sources of research content in philosophy including journals, books, personal pages, and open access archives.
- Philosophy Documentation Center This link opens in a new windowProvides searchable articles from 100+ philosophy journals. Iona subscribes, through this portal, to Faith and Philosophy, International Philosophical Quarterly, and Journal for Peace and Justice Studies.
- Philosopher's Index with Full Text This link opens in a new windowThis database includes nearly 250 full-text journals. The complete backfile of The Journal of Philosophy is available with no embargo. Documents in the collection include: anthologies, monographs, book reviews, dissertations, and print and e-journal articles from more than 1,800 philosophy and interdisciplinary journals.
- Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowUsers of this collection can research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.
- ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) This link opens in a new windowEbooks in the humanities representing disciplines such as politics, history, philosophy, religion, literature, etc
- Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals and selected trade titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies and reflecting interdisciplinary study in the arts and humanities.
- Religion Database This link opens in a new windowReligion Database provides a wide range of primarily full-text periodicals and other sources for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of many worldwide religions. It also include scholarly journals from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations.
- EBSCO (all collections) This link opens in a new windowArticles and ebooks covering multidisciplinary subjects from all Ebsco databases.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals and newspapers covering all subject areas. Includes dissertations, working papers from OECD, company reports, and country profiles.
- Academic Search Elite This link opens in a new windowArticles from journals, magazines and other resources covering multidisciplinary topics.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and business. Journal coverage generally ends 3-5 years before the current year.
- SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new windowSAGE Journals Online contains 600+ journals covering business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine. The full text of every issue is available from Volume 1, Issue 1 to the present.
- eBook Collection on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new windowReference books, scholarly monographs, novels, manuals, etc. available in ebook format.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowEbook versions of encyclopedias and reference works covering most subjects, as well as a collection of classic literature and criticisms.
- Cabell's Journalytics and Predatory Reports This link opens in a new windowDirectory of about 5,000 journals that have been flagged as "predatory" or having a certain level of violations or offenses. Cabell's offers up to 60 behavioral indicators that suggest a journal is deceptive.
- General OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new windowArticles, reports and daily updates on a variety of topics: business, technology, current events, environmental issues, health care, humanities, politics, and many more.
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