Research by Subject: Philosophy
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Philosopher's Index 1940 - present. Includes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to anthologies, and book reviews. The Philosopher's Index monitors over 550 journals from more than 40 countries and is updated quarterly.
Academic OneFile 1980 - current. Interdisciplinary index covering over 10,000 scholarly and popular journals and magazines. Most references include full-text or links to full-text. Contains all of Expanded Academic Index ASAP. Coverage of scientific journals is limited. Shortcuts: go/onefile (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/onefile (off-campus). 
Arts and Humanities Search Indexes leading arts and humanities journals worldwide. Search by cited author, cited work, or topic, 1980 to current. Previously Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
JSTOR Full-text archive of over 700 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences covering all issues published, except for the last 2 to 5 years. This is a subscription resource; for off-campus access, enter your Middlebury username and password when prompted. Shortcuts: go/jstor (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/jstor (off-campus). 
Project Muse Offers full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics from the 1990s to present. This is a subscription resource; for off-campus access, enter your Middlebury username and password when prompted. Shortcuts: go/muse (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/muse (off-campus).
Google Scholar Searches for many types of primarily scholarly sources including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other organizations. Some documents will be available for free while others require a subscription or a one-time access fee. Tips: Note: Preferences can be set to link directly to articles in Middlebury collections. (See above)
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts Covers all aspects of the study of language, including anthropological and applied linguistics, second language acquisition, philosophy of language, non-verbal communication, and literary theory. Provides abstracts from articles, books, and other publications, 1960-present.
ATLA Religion Database Designed to support religious and theological research. It includes book titles and a full range of index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews. 1949-present.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) Indexes mainly western language publications on all parts of Asia and all subjects. 1971 - present online. 1941 - 1970 available in print. Main Library Reference DS5 .A1
Index Islamicus Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level. 1906 - present.
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance Comprehensive bibliography of scholarly materials pertaining to the study of European culture between A.D. 400 and 1700. Currently indexes articles, books, and reviews.
NExpress Use the
button in Midcat to search for and request items from a consortia of 6 other northeastern libraries, Middlebury borrowers can also visit these libraries and check out items directly. These libraries are: Williams, Bates, Bowdoin, Wellesley, Colby, and Northeastern University. See the NExpress page for full details.
WorldCat Use this union catalog of over 40 million books, documents, reports, and media from libraries worldwide to identify books to request via InterLibrary Loan. If we don't own the book and you want to borrow it from another library, click on the ILL icon from the record.
Google Book Search Search the contents of digitized books, which Google has digitized from library collections. While only sections of works still protected by copyright can be read online, works in the public domain are often available in their entirety.
LibWeb: Library Servers via WWW If you want to search a particular Library's online catalog, use LibWeb to find the link.
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online A selection of full-text books, conference reports, and working papers on international affairs.
American National Biography Oxford ANB Online is an exploration of American history through the lives of the men and women who shaped the nation.
Biography Reference Bank Coverage dates: Ancient times to present
Includes biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, and obituaries. It covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images.
Dictionary of National Biography Oxford DNB - 56,000 biographies of deceased people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the present. Also available in print: Main Library Reference CT773 .D4 2004. Note: Oxford
RefWorks RefWorks will automatically generate bibliographies and format your research papers in any of hundreds of styles including MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian. Middlebury College students and faculty may use RefWorks by creating a RefWorks account. For more info, follow the RefWorks link or email refworks@middlebury.edu. Middlebury-specific RefWorks Guide located at http://go.middlebury.edu/refworks?midd.
Is it Protected by Copyright? Copyright information. American Library Association slide rule tool providing easy links to descriptions of public domain status for works published from before 1923 to the present.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic edition. Search by subject or keyword. In addition to topical essays, timelines, images, and videos, it provides links to full text journal articles and links to related websites. 
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Browse the index or search for a particular term or phrase. Subject guides are provided for philosophical themes, world philosophies, periods, and world religions.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Open access philosophy encyclopedia maintained and kept up to date by experts in the field.
Oxford Reference Online Premium General reference resources, including encyclopedias, bilingual dictionaries, chronologies, and maps and illustrations.
Middlebury Digital Lecture Archive Collection of university and topical lecture archives; includes both audio and video. 
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