PHIL 215 :
Philosophy of Mind
Fall 2009 · Professor Catherine Wearing
Contents:
Your Librarian
Danielle Boulay, x3107
Feel free to contact
me for help!
My reference desk hours, Fall 2009:
Mon.-Thurs 4 p.m.-9 p.m.;
Other times by appointment
Quick Links
| Find background information |
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
- Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- CogNet Reference on-campus | off-campus - a collection of full-text reference books in cognitive science
- Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science - Science Reference q BF311 .E53 2003
- Oxford Companion to the Mind
| Find books |
Use the Wellesley library catalog to find books, videos, and journals (not individual articles).
- if our copy is checked out, click on
to the right of the title to request a book quickly from another library (2-4 days) - Search WorldCat to find material we don’t own, click on and request through ILL (interlibrary loan)
- In a hurry? Get a BLC card and borrow the book directly from a nearby library
| Find scholarly articles |
- Philosopher's Index 1940-present
- l'Annee Philologique 1969-2001
- Project MUSE - database of select academic journals in humanities & social sciences from the past 2-5 years
- JSTOR - journal articles in a broad range of disciplines; not most recent 2-5 years
- Web of Science - scholarly articles in a broad range of social science disciplines, "reverse footnotes"
- PsychINFO 1887-present; from the American Psychological Association
- Academic Search Complete - articles from scholarly and popular sources, in many disciplines
- Find more databases on related research guides or on the Databases A - Z page
| Find more sources |
- In the library catalog, start with a keyword search to locate items on your topic, then use subject headings (under the Full Record tab in catalog records, included with article abstracts in some databases) to find other books on that topic.
- These subject headings may be useful in your research:
- Remember to note the location of any books you find in the catalog. The topics in this class are interdisciplinary and you may find useful books both in Clapp Library and in the Science Library.
- Consult bibliographies or footnotes at the end of books and articles for more potentially useful sources
- When you find a promising article in Web of Science, remember to check for "Cited References", "Times Cited" and related articles
| Critically evaluate what you find |
Criteria to keep in mind when choosing and using sources:
- Accuracy - Does the author cite her/his sources and are they legitimate?
- Authority - Who wrote the source? Are they credible?
- Objectivity - Does the author have a bias, (political or commercial or persuasive)?
- Currency - Is this information new or based on outdated sources? Can you tell how current it is? How important is currency in this field?
Don't hesitate to ask me if you have trouble deciding whether or not to use a particular source!
| Relevant research guides |
Wellesley College Library • WCIS • Danielle Boulay • last modified: September 10, 2009