Washington and Lee University
Fall 2007, Prof. Sessions
Research Guide prepared by Yolanda Merrill, Humanities Librarian
Background Information
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (work in progress)
The philosophers : introducing great western thinkers / edited by Ted Honderich
Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
Finding Books
Annie ex: KeyWord search: Rawls justice
LC Subject Heading = Rawls, John (this will lead to a number a subject headings on Rawls)
WorldCat. Hundreds of library catalogs combined.
Finding Articles
Philosopher's Index : premier index for philosophy research
ATLA Religion - premier index for religion research
Arts and Humanities Search - large index covering all the humanities
MLA International Bibliography - premier index for literature and language research
Literature Resource Center - biographies and more
Humanities
Research Guide - lists all indexes for research in the humanities
more resources in Philosophy - other online resources
How To
Define and research your topic.
Write an academic paper. Excellent introduction to researching and writing an academic paper. Created by Dartmouth College library.
Request an item on Interlibrary Loan. This W&L service will borrow books and articles for you from other libraries.
Write your bibliography. Learn to cite your sources using the MLA (Modern Language Association) Citation Style guide.
RefWorks : saves lists of citations from databases, and creates notes and bibliographies
Avoid Plagiarism. Staying out of trouble.
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