1. Philosophy
Using the Library to
Find resources
Nicholas C Jackson
Librarian

2. The BCC Library home-page
• http://www.bergen.edu/library

3. Research Guide
• Click on Research
Guides
(on the left hand side of the page)
Scroll down and click on Philosophy

4. Philosophy Research Guide
• http://bergen.libguides.com/philosophy

5. Library Databases
• What are the databases?
• Why use library databases?
• Difference between the databases and
web surfing/searching (Google, Bing, etc.)

6. Articles from the Databases
• To find article on your topic, please click on the Articles tab
along the top:

7. Subject Databases
• Philosopher's Index
• Index to journal articles and books. Includes aesthetics,
epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, and the philosophy of
various disciplines such as education, history, law, religion, and
science.

8. General Databases
• Academic Search Premier
• Multi-disciplinary full text database. This scholarly collection
offers information in: Philosophy and many more. The majority of
full text titles are available in PDF, or scanned-in-color.

9. Library Catalog
•Useful for finding books, videos, and
periodical titles
•Keyword search: (ex: philosophy and
ethics)
•Finding E-books

10. Useful Websites
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP)
• http://www.iep.utm.edu/
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• http://plato.stanford.edu/

11. Help With Citations
• http://bergen.libguides.com/citationguides

12. Using the Library for Help
• In Person: Hour on the Library home page.
• Phone # 201-447-7436
• Ask A Librarian (email):
http://fs22.formsite.com/BergenccLibraryForms/form4/index.html
• Schedule Research Help:
http://fs22.formsite.com/BergenccLibraryForms/form5/index.html
• Contact: njackson@bergen.edu