How to Do Research at Paul Robeson Library:
Philosophy and Religion
Liaison Information
Welcome to the Research Help Page for the Paul Robeson Library. The purpose of this page is to guide our students, faculty, staff, and visitors to through the research process in the areas of Philosophy and Religion. In addition to links for locating print and electronic resources, this page will also guide you to links on general topics related to writing a research paper, such as “Citing Sources” and “How to Avoid Plagiarism.”
You input is valued and appreciated. If you would like to comment or make a suggestion for a resource that you would like to see linked to this site, please contact the Web Administrator at bowman@crab.rutgers.edu. Thanks!
Contents:
Finding Books (Back to Top)
To Find a Book at the Paul Robeson Library Use:
IRIS the Rutgers University Libraries Catalog
List Reference Books Available at Paul Robeson Library:
America’s Alternative Religions (REF BL2525.A55 1995)
Anthropology of Religion: A Handbook (REF GN470.A55 1997)
Atlas of Religious Change in America, 1952-1990 (REF G1201.E4H3 1994)
The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (REF B41.C35 1999
Cults in America: A Reference Handbook (REF BL2525.L486 1998)
Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion: Eastern and Western Thought (REF B41.R43 1996)
Encyclopedia of African American Religions (REF BR563.N4E53 1993)
Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion (REF BL2525.B45 1998)
The Encyclopedia of Judaism (REF BM50.E63)
Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements (REF BT891.E53 2000)
Encyclopedia of Mormonism (REF BX8605.5.E62 1992)
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions (REF E98.R3H73 2000)
The Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion (REF BL65.P7E53 1998)
The Encyclopedia of Religion (REF BL31.E46 1993)
Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics (REF BL2525.E52 1999)
Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States (REF BR515.E53 1998)
Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America (REF BL2525.M45 1992)
Historical Dictionary of the Baptists (REF BX6211.B73 1999)
How to Be a Perfect Stranger (REF E98.R3H73 2000)
Mythology of All Races (REF BL25.M8 1964)
The New Age Encyclopedia (REF BP605.N48N49)
The New Catholic Encyclopedia (REF BX841.N44 1967)
Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (REF BL31.O84 1997)
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (REF B51.R68 1998)
Books on Religion and Philosophy Available Electronically
General Sites for Electronic Texts:
Australian Catholic University
(Note: Search by Department – Religion or Philosophy)
Project Guttenberg
(Note: Search by Title)
Electronic Text Center – University of Virginia
(Note: This site has an excellent collection of on-line resource regarding the Salem Witch Trials
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/)
The Oxford Text Archive
(Note: Search by Title)
Philosophy and Religious Works Available on Line:
The Philosophy and Religion Department page at Rutgers Camden has an excellent list of resources listed by topic.
Finding Articles(Back to Top)
Types of Articles
First, you need to know what kind of articles your instructor wants you to use in your paper. There are two general types of articles: those that come from general readership magazines such as Time, or Newsweek or those that come from research journals or scholarly journals such as Journal of the American Academy of Religion and Review of Religious Research. For complete information on how to recognize a scholarly journal, please go to “Types of Periodicals” on the Paul Robeson Library Web Site (http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/instruction/typesof.html)
Using an Index
Now that you know what you are looking for you will need to use an index to find the article. Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) is a good starting place. This database is available on-line and has full-text of the articles from both general readership magazines and scholarly journals. Search Tip: In order to find journal articles quickly, use the Guided Search instead of the default, Simple Search, and check off the boxes for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed)" journals and "Full Text."
Scholarly Journals
At some point, you will need to use the more specialized, scholarly indexes. A list of these indexes for Philosophy and Religion along with descriptions can be found at the Rutgers University Libraries Index Page (http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/indexes/arts_hum/arts_hum.shtml#phil)
The scholarly indexes may give you citations to articles as your search result. A citation is not the complete article but it gives you enough information to locate the article in our library system.
How to locate the periodical using a citation:
- Use the Journal name to search in the Catalog (IRIS)
- When you enter the search term, click on “Periodical Title” as your “Search Type.”
- The catalog will tell you if the periodical is at the same library as you, at a different Rutgers Library, not owned by Rutgers at all, or available on-line.
- Make sure that the search results match the date of the article you are trying to locate.
- If the periodical is available on-line, the catalog will display a link to use.
- If the periodical is available at a different Rutgers Library than you are at you can click on “Request This Item’ to order it.
- If Rutgers does not own the periodical at all, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan.
- If you get confused, contact a Reference Librarian.
Religion and Philosophy Departments at Rutgers University (Back to Top)
Rutgers Camden Philosophy and Religion Department
Rutgers University Libraries Religion Reference Guide
Rutgers University Libraries Philosophy Reference Guide
Rutgers University (Main Campus) Philosophy Department
Rutgers University (Main Campus) Religion Department
Other Recommended Sources (Back to Top)
On-line Encyclopedia
On-line Dictionaries and Thesauri
IRIS – the Rutgers University Libraries Catalog
How to Cite Sources That You Use
Web Resources on Catholicism
New Advent - Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia
Web Resources for Islam
Bibliomania
(Note: Click on “Research” and select “Islam”)
Web Resources on Protestantism
Bibliomania
(Note: Click on “Research” and select “Christianity”)
…more to come…
Please contact the Web Administrator (bowman@crab.rutgers.edu) with further suggestions.
|
