Reference Works
The reference section is located on the 1st floor of the library.
Books are shelved using the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Handbooks
Title/Description |
Call # |
Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy |
B41.C35 1995 |
Dictionary of Continental Philosophy |
Ref B41.D46 2006 |
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
Ref B51.R68 1998 v. 1-10 |
Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers |
Ref B851.D53 2005 |
Human rights and the world's major religions |
Ref BL65.H78H8595 2005 |
Oxford Companion to World Mythology |
Ref BL312.L44 2005 |
Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses |
Ref BL473.J67 2004 |
New Encyclopedia of Judaism |
Ref BM50.E63 2002 |
Encyclopedia of Islam & the Muslim World |
Ref BP40.E525 2004 |
Encyclopedia of Buddhism |
Ref BQ128.E62 2004 |
Encyclopedia of Christianity |
Ref BR95.E47 2005 |
New Catholic Encyclopedia |
Ref BX841.N44 2003 |
Encyclopedia of Protestantism |
Ref BX4811.3.E53 2004 |
Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
Ref BX8605.5.E62 1992 |
The Oxford handbook of the philosophy of language |
P107.O98 2006 |
Online Reference
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Books
Books are located on the 3rd (H-Z) and 4th (A-G) floors organized by the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Search for books (including the e-book collection) using the library catalog.
Call Number Areas to Browse
Description |
Call # Areas |
Philosophy (General) |
B |
Logic |
BC |
Speculative Philosophy |
BD |
Aesthetics |
BH |
Ethics |
BJ |
Various Religions (China, Japan, India, etc) & Mythology |
BL |
Judaism |
BM |
Islam |
BP |
Buddhism |
BQ |
Christianity |
BR |
The Bible |
BS |
Doctrinal Theology |
BT |
Practical Theology |
BV |
Christian Denominations |
BX |
Sacred Texts
The Vedic experience: Mantramanjari: an anthology of the Vedas |
BL1110.V42 |
Bhagavad-gita as it is |
BL1130.A4B472 1972 |
The Holy Quran: text, translation, and commentary |
Ref BP100 1965 |
A Concordance of the Qur'an |
Ref BP133.K37 1983 |
The Dhammapada : verses on the Way |
BQ1372.E54W35 2004 |
New Oxford Annotated Bible |
Ref BS191.5.A1 2001 |
The NIV Exhaustive Concordance |
Ref BS425.G62 1990 |
Etz Hayim : Torah and commentary |
Ref BS1222.L54 2001 |
The Torah : a modern commentary |
Ref BS1225.53.T67 2005 |
Many other texts are available. Please search the library catalog by title to find them. |
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Articles
Articles are generally more specific; use more specific keywords to create a narrower search.
Journals may contain both popular and scholarly sources (magazine, journal, and newspaper articles)
Search Article Databases- Iter Bibliography
Includes literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Citations for books, journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies) are included, as are citations for essays in books (including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias and exhibition catalogues) - Iter Italicum
The first online edition of Paul Oskar Kristeller’s Iter Italicum, the most comprehensive finding list available of previously uncatalogued or incompletely catalogued Renaissance humanistic manuscripts found in libraries and collections all over the world. - JSTOR
The UI subscription includes all JSTOR titles with the exception of the Ireland Collection. With a few exceptions, JSTOR titles do not include current issues. There’s a ’moving wall’ of 3-5 years, depending on title, for which the latest issues are not available. - Philosopher's Index
The Philosopher’s Index is a bibliographic database with informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. The literature covered goes back to 1940 and includes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to an anthology, and book reviews. The Philosopher’s Index monitors over 550 journals from more than 40 countries and is updated quarterly. - Project MUSE
Offers nearly 250 quality journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, philosophy, philosophy of science, religion, cultural studies, education, and many others. - Religion and Philosophy Collection (Ebsco)
Covers such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. This database offers nearly 300 full text journals, including nearly 250 peer-reviewed titles.
Websites
Mythology & Religion
- Association of Religion Data Archives - information about religion and religious behavior in America
- Encyclopedia Mythica - an internet encyclopedia of myth, folklore, and legend
- Sacred Texts - an aggregation of many religious texts and public domain works on spirituality, religion, and philosophy
Philosophy
- Ethics Matters - updates of current literature on ethics
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - free, online philosophy encyclopedia
- Philpapers - online philosophy articles and books by academic philosophers
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - free, online philosophy encyclopedia