– a quick guide to philosophy resources Ewan Grant, September 2021 QG PHIL001 [www.abdn.ac.uk/library/documents/guides/qgphil001.pdf]

Online resources

Library Guide to Accessing Electronic Information available online. Primo abdn.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/ For finding and linking out to databases go to Primo and click on Find Databases. (Library Guide to Primo available online) E-journals (more in Primo) , British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Journal of Scottish Philosophy, , Philosophy Compass, The Philosophical Quarterly, : a Journal of Philosophy.

Bibliographic databases (more in Primo) PhilPapers https://philpapers.org PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by a community of . It monitors all sources of research content in philosophy, including journals, books, archives and personal pages maintained by academics. Web of Science - Arts & Humanities Citation Index https://wok.mimas.ac.uk A database within the Web of Science Core Collection, the Arts & Humanities Citation Index lists millions of journal articles. The Find It button searches for the full text or checks the catalogue for a print version where available. JSTOR www.jstor.org More than 120 of the top Philosophy journals from start to recent issues (not current parts). Mostly full text but if not, click on the title of the article to find the Find It button.

Full text databases (more in Primo) Ebook Central https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/auth/lib/abdn Contains more than 120,000 authoritative, recent books including more than 600 titles on the history of art and architecture. Cambridge Core www.cambridge.org/core Contains 100s of Philosophy ebooks. Please note that not all ebooks listed are available in full text. Social Theory https://soth.alexanderstreet.com Contains more than 150,000 pages of influential writings by sociological theorists from the 18th Century to the present day. University Press Scholarship Online www.universitypressscholarship.com Contains more than 3,000 ebooks on philosophy. Use the Advanced Search option to search at chapter level or the full text of the books.

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Reference management RefWorks www.refworks.com/refworks Enables you to create a database of references and compile bibliographies. Print resources in The Sir Duncan Rice Library

Books: Floor 7 Subject Shelfmark Philosophy 100 Metaphysics 110 160 170 Philosophy by period 180-190 Philosophy of Religion 210 Note: Books on the Philosophy of Biology can be found in the History and sequence on Floor 5. These items have a shelfmark with an Sc prefix. Note: Less frequently used books may be in one of our stores. These items are listed in Primo and may be requested using the Availability option in the Primo record.

Journals: Floor 2 Title Shelfmark American Philosophical Quarterly Per 100 Ame Environmental Ethics Per 100 Env History of Philosophy Quarterly Per 100 His The Journal of Philosophy Per 100 Jou The Monist Per 100 Mon Note: Many journals are available online. Browse them individually via Primo or conduct a subject search in a database.

Reference works: Floor 7 Title Shelfmark/URL Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online www.rep.routledge.com Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (9 volumes) Ref 103 Rou (also on CD-ROM on Floor 4) Encyclopedia of Philosophy (8 volumes) Ref 100 Enc The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy Ref 103 Cam The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Ref 103 Oxf (also available online in Ebook central)

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Information Consultants can offer advice on finding and searching resources, contact details online. All Library staff are happy to answer your questions on library services and resources.

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