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Philosophy: GETTING STARTED

Resources for researchers in philosophy

REMOTE RESEARCH

STARTING RESEARCH IF YOU'RE REMOTE

On the Libraries' home page check REMOTE ACCESS.
Make sure you have Okta set up for access to articles in Colby databases. (You probably already do have this activated, but if you have trouble connecting to a database, check the Okta link first.)
Interlibrary loan connects you to even more articles electronically. Directions on how to register for ILL are here.

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PL Course Reserves

Philosopher's Index

Online Reference

Oxford Companion to Philosophy

Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy

Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy

MLA Citation Tools & Guides

MLA Handbook (Print)

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Finding E-Books with CBBcat

To look for E-Books, use CBBcat and change Entire CBB Collection to E-Books.

More Help on Finding E-Books

For more help on finding and using e-books, with a list of collections available, please consult the new guide on E-Books.

And email me any time for help: kjgillum@colby.edu