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- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Provides the Encyclopedia Britannica, the world's most comprehensive reference product; also includes the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year. Provided by Britannica.
- Credo Reference
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Contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range or subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology. Provides access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular reference sources. Provided by Credo.
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics
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Covers a wealth of topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment. 3rd edition, 2004. Provided by Gale.
- Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Provides biographical information of notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture. 2nd edition, 2004. Provided by Gale.
- MagillOnLiterature
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Provides literary works, reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries, as well as biographies and author essays. Provided by EBSCOhost.
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- Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- ERIC
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ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 317,000 full-text documents from ERIC. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- Religion & Philosophy Collection
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Provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy; offers nearly 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles, making it an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- Ethics Updates
- Designed for instructors and students to provide updates to current popular and professional literature on ethics, this Web site is organized under three main topics: ethical theories, applied ethics, and resources. Includes Internet links to classic texts, lectures, and online articles; streaming videos and PowerPoint slides. Among the applied ethics topics are Abortion, Animal Rights, Bioethics and Reproductive Technologies, Death Penalty & Punishment, Environmental Ethics, and Euthanasia.
- Fallacy Files
- Search for fallacies by name, from the alphabetical index in the left-hand frame, or by type using the Taxonomy of Fallacies link. A typical entry includes other names for the fallacy, type, examples and explanations.
- Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper
- New York University Associate Professor James Pryor presents specific and systematic guidelines for writing a philosophy paper. Covers the main objectives of a philosophy paper as well as outlines, composing drafts, rewriting, grammar, mechanics and anticipating objections.
- How to Read a Philosophy Paper
- New York University Associate Professor James Pryor gives helpful hints on how to read a philosophy paper. The contents include: Skim the Article to Find Its Conclusion and Get a Sense of Its Structure; Go Back and Read the Article Carefully; and Evaluate the Author's Argument.
- Philosophical Terms and Methods
- New York University Associate Professor James Pryor defines philosophical argument and presents useful information on argument development.
- Philosophy Pages
- Especially helpful for beginning students, this Web site contains a 1,000-word dictionary, a survey of the history of Western philosophy, separate pages on major philosophers, and an introduction to logic.
- EpistemeLinks.com
- A directory of over 19,000 links to philosophy resources categorized by Philosophers and Topics. Search Philosophers by time period, alphabetically or by topic. Search Topics by time periods, subject areas, schools and traditions. Also includes Links by Type. See especially Encyclopedia Entries.
- Philosophy Research Base
- A directory of online and text resources categorized by history, topic and individual philosophers. Also includes an alphabetical index and keyword searching.