Your Librarian

Vanya Gallimore:

BA, MA, MCLIP

Academic Liaison Librarian for the Department of Philosophy

Email: vanya.gallimore@york.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)1904 32-4490

Appointments: I am very happy to meet with students, either individually or in groups, to talk about library services and resources. If you would like to meet with me please contact me by email or telephone.

I can help you learn to:

• Search effectively in your subject area;
• Use print and electronic resources;
• Evaluate what you find;
• Reference your work correctly.

Please let me know:

• How you would like the Library services to be improved;
• If you have any suggestions for additions to the Library collection;
• If there are any other ways in which I can help you.

Worksheets/Guides

The library has a number of general guides available on the webpages and the VLE, together with a series of online tutorials covering such subjects as using YorSearch, accessing journals, and searching the Internet effectively.

An overview of resources in Philosophy can be accessed here (revised October 2011):

Guide to Philosophy Resources (PDF , 530kb)

Nick Jones, Teaching Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, has created his own list of top ten Philosophy resources as a starting point (February 2011):

Nick Jones Top Ten Resources (PDF , 320kb) 

Philosophy Resources

Resources in the library

Books on Philosophy are shelved on the second floor of the library in the A section. There are also relevant books in other sections (see subject arrangement below). There are some general reference works on Philosophy in the Reference section located on the first floor of the library. Printed journals are shelved in North Rooms 1 and 2. Use YorSearch to find out which books and journals the library holds, and where they are shelved.

Subject Arrangement

The following is a summary of the main subject divisions relevant to Philosophy as arranged in the Library. It is not a comprehensive list of all subjects covered and you may find that other relevant materials are shelved in different sections of the library (e.g. law or medicine).

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Electronic Journals

• Electronic Journals at York provides links to an alphabetical list of full text electronic journals available at York, subject lists of full text and other electronic journals, publishers' collections of electronic journals, online newspapers and news services, and directories of electronic journals.
• If you do not know which specific journal to search, but instead have a topic for which you need to find scholarly articles, you will need to use one of the library databases available via MetaLib (see the next section for information on specific titles).
• Google Scholar is another useful resource for finding scholarly journal articles on philosophical topics. Once you are in Google Scholar, go to Scholar Preferences and select the University of York from the list of libraries to ensure that you have quick access to journal resources here.
 

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Databases and datasets

• MetaLib (York users only)
  A gateway to bibliographic databases, statistical datasets, electronic journals and other Web resources available to members of the University. Includes guides and links to help. Also allows cross-searching of resources, and Alerts. Login with your University username and password to access all of these features.

There is a specific section on MetaLib for Philosophy which includes a range of databases relevant to the subject. Please note, however that there may also be databases in other subject areas (such as law or medicine) worth exploring. Some of the key resources from the Philosophy section on MetaLib are listed here:

• JSTOR 
  A digital archive collection of core scholarly journals starting with the first issues (many of which date from the 1800s) and including a number of key titles for philosophy. Available via MetaLib.
• Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy (NEW Oct 2011)
• Oxford Reference Online 
  Includes reference works and dictionaries for philosophy. Available via MetaLib.
• Oxford Scholarship Online: Philosophy 
  Online books covering all areas of contemporary philosophy and the history of philosophy, published by Oxford University Press. Available via MetaLib.
• Past Masters text databases
  Collection of electronic texts in philosophy, covering the history of political thought and theory, education, religious studies, economics, classics, history and philosophy of science, Germanic studies and sociology. Available via MetaLib.
• Philosopher's Index via EBSCO
  The main bibliographic database for philosophy, indexing books, book chapters and journals, giving bibliographical references and abstracts. EBSCO is the new host for this database, starting October 2010. Available via MetaLib.
• PhilPapers
  A directory of online philosophy articles and books by academic publishers. It monitors almost 300 philosophy journals as well as online archives and personal websites, and takes submissions from users. Available via MetaLib.
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  This online version of the 10 volume print edition has over 2,000 articles covering all areas of philosophy. It is regularly revised and updated and more than 100 new articles have been added in the last eight years. Available via MetaLib.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  A dynamic (continually updated) reference work with an archive of fixed editions. Still under development. Available via MetaLib.
 

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Directories of resources for Philosophy

There are many websites related to Philosophy; a few key directories are listed below. Always remember to check the quality of the websites you use for: accuracy, authority, content, bias and currency.

• BUBL: Online catalogue of Internet resources related to Philosophy.
• EpistemeLinks: Philosophy Resources on the Internet
• Google Philosophy Directory
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: a peer-reviewed academic resource.
• Intute: Philosophy: provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities. Note that funding for this service has been withdrawn (summer 2010) and no new resources will be added; however the existing links will remain for the immediate future and may be helpful. 
• Intute: Religion and Theology: provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities. Note that funding for this service has been withdrawn (summer 2010) and no new resources will be added; however the existing links will remain for the immediate future and may be helpful. 
• Open Directory Project: Philosophy
• Philosophy Resources at Harvard: a comprehensive guide to online resources for Philosophy, in amongst all the Harvard-only resources.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Philosophy
• Yahoo Philosophy Directory: List of links to a wide range of topics in philosophy (note that not all sites will be academic or scholarly).

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Societies and other organisations 

• American Philosophical Association
• British Philosophical Association
• British Society for the History of Philosophy: site includes a long list of links to other societies, research groups and online resources.
• ephilosopher.com: "an online community dedicated to philosophical thinking."
• Erratic Impact: for research in philosophy
• Forum for European Philosophy
• The Higher Education Academy: Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies 
• National Institutes of Health Bioethics on the Web
• The Royal Institute of Philosophy

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