McQuade LibGuides: Philosophy: Reference Sources

What are Reference Sources?

Reference sources are available in general or subject specific contexts and in print or online formats.

Examples:

Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Almanacs
Glossaries
Handbooks
Atlases
Bibliographies
Indexes

Reference materials are good starting points for research projects because they can provide:

background or introductory information on a topic
terminology or additional keywords to use in further searches
a bibliography listing other materials on a topic

Your PHL Librarian

Lyena Chavez

Subjects: Art & Architecture, Career, Communication, Criminology, Education & Social Policy, English, History, Humanities, Music, Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Theatre, Writing

Online Reference Shelf

Academic Search Premier - EBSCOhost
A key source for research in most disciplines covering over 4,500 peer-reviewed and popular publications plus cited references for 1,000 titles.

Biography - Gale in Context This link opens in a new window
Find biographies of people, searching by occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth and death date, and of course by name. Courtesy Massachusetts Library System.
Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Free site available to all. See also Britannica sources provided by the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners for Children, Young Adults, Reference and Escolar Online.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Search hundreds of reference sources - dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases - for topic overviews and links to our other online resources. Includes mind map/concept map search feature.
MasterFILE Premier - EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Search magazines, reference books, primary sources, and photos, maps and flags in this general multidisciplinary collection.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
OLDO provides fully searchable bilingual dictionaries and study materials of French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese words and phrases, with native speaker audio pronunciation. Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Polish and Portuguese plus other features.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Reference Books/E-Books

Below are selected reference books about Philosophy. Be sure to browse the reference shelves on the 2nd floor between the following call numbers to find more materials: