Finding Journal Articles in Philosophy
- Academic Search EliteContains full-text articles in over 2000 journals. Good for articles dealing with ethics and general philosophy topics.
- Issues and Controversies on FileIssues and Controversies provides objective looks at controversial issues.
- JSTORJSTOR provides access to older journals in many different fields.
Web Sites in Philosophy
- EpistemelinksA guide to Philosophy resources on the Internet
- Individual Philosophers IndexA great guide to web sources that discuss famous philosophers from all time periods
- Philosophy on the InternetA guide to brief information about philosophers on the Internet
- Philosophy PagesAnother guide to reputable sources on the Internet on individual philosophers.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyEncyclopedia articles about philosophical movements and individual philosophers written by scholars in the field.
Finding books and audio-visual material in the JSCC Library
- JSCC Library Online CatalogYou will be able to locate books (both print and electronic), DVDs, VHS tapes, and audio CDs through the Online catalog.
- Finding Electronic books onlyYou will have access to 67,000 electronic books through EBSCO and 26,000 electronic books through ebrary.
APA Style
- APA StyleThis is an overview of how to cite various items in APA style based on the new edition of the APA Publication Manual.
Scholarly (Peer Reviewed Journals)vs Non-Scholarly periodicals
Scholarly Periodicals publish articles that are useful for serious scholastic research; often, instructors will insist that students use only scholastic periodicals for their research work.
Scholarly periodicals are also referred to as Academic Journals or Academic Newspapers, Journals, or Refereed Journals. "Refereed" means that not only is the journal edited, but that every article included in the journal is reviewed by authorities in the subject field of the journal, to decide whether or not the article should be published.
Some criteria of a scholarly journal or other scholarly periodical is:
• The journal is mostly read by people
involved in or interested in the field
of study covered by the journal
• Articles are often lengthy, and include
footnotes or endnotes and works cited
information
• Graphs, charts, statistical information,
and tables are often used to support
the text or research
• The vocabulary is geared to the field
of study covered by the journal
• The articles are very often peer
reviewed (refereed)
Non-Scholarly Periodicals publish articles that are not considered or meant to be of a highly serious, scholastic nature.
This is not to say that the articles in any given non-scholastic magazine or newspaper are false or badly written. It only means that, for scholarly research purposes, non-scholarly periodicals do not have the recognized level of authority that a scholastic journal usually has.
Some criteria of a magazine or other non-scholarly periodical is:
• The periodical appeals to a general
audience; the vocabulary is geared
to all readers
• Graphs, tables, and research studies
are seldom included
• The articles usually do not have
footnotes, endnotes, or
bibliographies (works cited)
• The articles tend to be short in length,
usually under 10 pages
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Accessing JSCC Library resources from home
To access the JSCC Library resources (electronic books, electronic databases, etc.) from off-campus, you will be asked for your Netlogon.
This is the username and password you use to access computers on campus, JWEB or your Elearn classes.
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