the unruly body: philosophy, science and culture

Philosophy 275 Professor Verhage; Spring 2011 Research guide prepared by Yolanda Merrill, humanities librarian

 

Background Information

• Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body (ebook)

• Encyclopedia of Body Adornment   (ebook)

 

Finding Books

• Library Catalog - W&L catalog

• WorldCat - national catalog, reaching into the holdings of large research institutions, and more

    

• Book Reviews in Religion and Philosophy Collection

 

Finding Articles

--> Finding Journal Articles at W&L (video tutorial)

• Philosopher's Index 

• Women's Studies International

• Contemporary Women's Issues 

• ATLA Religion Index       

• Religion And Philosophy Collection
   
• Scopus -- scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences literature

Finding Images

• ARTstor - art image database

• Ciba Collection of Medical Illustrations

• Ad women : how they impact what we need, want, and buy

Standard Resources in Philosophy

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Macmillan)

• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

• New Dictionary of the History of Ideas (first revision)

• The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy

 

How To

Write an academic paper. Excellent introduction to defining your topic; researching your topic; and writing an academic paper. Created by Dartmouth College library.

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Writing your bibliography (Chicago/Turabian Style)

RefWorks   Saves lists of citations from databases, and creates notes and bibliographies

• Write-N-Cite  Creating in-text citations

Request an item on Interlibrary Loan. This W&L service will borrow books and articles for you from other libraries.

Avoid Plagiarism. Staying out of trouble.

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