Databases, Journals, and Other Guides - PHIL 451 - Homan - Spring 2024 - LibGuides at Christopher Newport University

Databases

These are the best databases for information related to Descartes.

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Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
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Subscriber: CNUProduced by the Philosopher’s Information Center, this current and comprehensive bibliographic database covers scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. Considered the most thorough index of journal literature on the subject, this resource features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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JSTOR Tutorial
Subscriber: CNUAn online database of full-content articles from various journals in many subject areas including, but not limited to African American studies, Ecology, Economics, History, Literature and Mathematics. Many journals start with the first volume and issue; there is usually a delay of several years for accessing current issues.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy This link opens in a new window
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Subscriber: CNUBased on the multi-volume reference work, this online Encyclopedia is full text and covers most philosophical areas of study including Anglo-American, ethical and political, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, continental and contemporary philosophy
Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window
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This database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
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Subscriber: VIVACovering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, this database offers nearly 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all journals in the database. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1975 for some titles.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
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Subscriber: VIVAAccess the full-text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world. Covers all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.

Library Databases by Subject - Philosophy & Religion
History Combined Search
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Searches in America: History and Life and the Historical Abstracts databases together.

Check out these general databases for resources including scholarly journals, popular titles, newspapers, technical publications, and ebooks.

ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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ProQuest Tutorial
Searches a variety of databases covering a wide range of topics. It provides access to full-text/image of many journals, as well as other data.
EBSCOHost Research Databases This link opens in a new window
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EBSCOhost Tutorial
Subscriber: VIVA/CNUProvides access to databases covering a variety of topics. Provides access to full-text for some items.

Journal Finder

If you have a citation, and you want to know if we have access to the article in our databases or print holdings, enter the journal title in the journal finder search box below. Select the database provider that has coverage of the date you need or fill out a print journal article request slip to have it retrieved for you.

Other Library Guides

Scholarly Articles vs. Popular Articles

Scholarly vs. Popular Articles
Not sure how to tell? Use this chart from Weber State University - consider the author, the audience, and notice if there's a works cited or bibliography at the end!

Quick Links to Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

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PHIL 451 - Homan - Spring 2024: Databases, Journals, and Other Guides

Databases

Journal Finder

Other Library Guides

Scholarly Articles vs. Popular Articles

Quick Links to Interlibrary Loan (ILL)