Databases/Indexes - Philosophy

Academic Search Premier

This scholarly database contains over 3,600 peer-reviewed publications in full-text on every subject.

ArticleFirst

Large multidisciplinary database indexing scholarly articles.

ATLA Religion Database

Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all scholarly fields of religion. 1949-present

BookReview

Reviews of English-language fiction and non fiction books excluding reviews of textbooks, government publications, and technical books in law and the sciences.

British Humanities Index

British Humanities Index covers more than 320 humanities journals, weekly magazines, and newspapers published in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries.

Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest)

Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. More than 600,000 are available in native or image PDF formats for immediate free download.

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800

This resource contains digitized images of nearly every extant book, pamphlet, and broadside published in America from 1639 to 1800. Early American Imprints consists of more than 36,000 works and 2,400,000 images; it is an important resource for information about every aspect of life in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics

Covering topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment, the set helps researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its potential to harm or benefit present and future generations.

Encyclopedia of Buddhism

This encyclopedia describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online (Routledge)

Contains the full content of the ten-volume print set and a diverse range of newer material on major developments in philosophical inquiry worldwide.

Encyclopedia of Religion

The second edition of this encyclopedia, intended to reflect both changes in academia and in the world since 1987, includes almost all of the 2,750 original entries -- many heavily updated -- as well as approximately 600 entirely new articles.

Encyclopedia of Social Theory

Reference source for anyone interested in the roots of contemporary social theory.

Historical Atlas of the Islamic World

This atlas includes essays on philosophy, arts and architecture, trade, commerce, and manufacturing.

Index to Jewish Periodicals

Citations to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in over 190 journals devoted to Jewish affairs.

Journal Citation Reports

Presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic way to evaluate science and social science journals and their impact and influence. JCR Web has the latest five-year data on a journal.

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive

Full-text of back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.

MLA Directory of Periodicals

Contains information on the journals and series that are indexed in the MLA International Bibliography database

PapersFirst (Worldwide Conference Papers)

Papers received at the British Library.

Periodicals Index Online (PIO) & Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)

Periodicals Index Online is an electronic index to millions of articles published in over 4,500 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences.

Philosopher's Index

This database indexes articles and books in the field of Philosophy. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language.

Proceedings (Worldwide Conference Proceedings)

Indexes Conference Proceedings.

Project MUSE: Scholarly Journals

Full-text articles from journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.

Proquest Research Library

Multi-subject reference source covering general and academic periodicals.

Religion (ProQuest)

Abstracts and some full text of over 100 journals and magazines in religious studies and theology, including religious news and commentaries. 1986 to present.

ScienceDirect (access varies by title)

ScienceDirect provides online access to American University's Elsevier publishing subscriptions. Coverage for subscribed titles is from 2003 to the current available issue.

Web of Science

A combined citation index which includes the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

WorldCat

A catalog showing the holdings of libraries throughout the world.

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