Library Databases
Library databases are designed to help you find articles (or chapters, conference reports, etc.) on a topic.
Most of our databases contain the full text of the article, link to that full text in another subscribed resource, or provide a link to request the item through Interlibrary Borrowing. If you need help, please ask a librarian.
If you are looking for a specific article by article title, try pasting it into OneSearch.
Choose a database
Many of the library's resources are available online through our licensed subscription databases.
- If you know the name a specific database (see list below), you can search by title on the top and click "Search Databases."
- If you don't know which database to search, use the "Select a Subject" drop-down box to narrow by subject.
Philosophy & Religion databases
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PhilPapersPhilPapers.org is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the PhilPapers community of philosophers.
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Philosopher's IndexProvides international coverage of journals and books on a wide range of topics in philosophy, including ethics, epistemology, the philosophy of history, education, language, politics, science, and religion, dating as far back as 1940.
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Humanities Full TextProvides citations and some full text in a broad range of subject areas including literature, art, archeology, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, history, and gender studies. Some original works of poetry, fiction, and drama are included. Indexing dates back to 1984, with select full text coverage beginning in 1994.
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Humanities International CompleteCovers a broad range of subjects in the humanities, providing the full text of 770 journals as well as book chapters, with journals dating as far back as 1925.
Interdisciplinary Databases
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JSTORA searchable scholarly archive providing the full text of journal articles in business, economics, history, political science, literature, sociology, as well as other key fields in the humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences.
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Project MuseProvides the full text of scholarly journals in fields including literature, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and economics. Years of coverage vary by title with selected titles beginning as early as 1993.
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Sociological AbstractsProvides bibliographic information from 1963 - present in the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. Coverage includes journal articles, book reviews, books, and book chapters.
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Academic Search CompleteProvides more than 7,000 multidisciplinary full-text periodicals, nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals, and more than 11,600 monographs, reports, conference proceedings, dating back as far as 1887.
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Research LibraryCovers a broad range of subject areas, providing access to more than 4,000 periodicals from 1971 to present.
