Recommended databases
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PhilPapers: Philosophical Research Online This link opens in a new windowPhilPapers is a comprehensive index of philosophy books and articles.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowProvides access to Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present) and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present).
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowAn archive of core, scholarly journals from a variety of subject areas. Coverage begins with the very first issue through all but recent years.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar searches for scholarly materials in journals, books, and other sources. Will also display Bucknell's full-text access if Library Link is enabled.
Additional Resources
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WorldCat Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowSearch for books, articles, and more that are held by Bucknell and beyond.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyA comprehensive, online, open access resource covering all aspects of philosophy - from concepts to people to schools of thought. Maintained and kept up to date by experts in the field, this is a great place to start your research.
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Tools and Topics for Anticolonial Environmental StudiesAnticolonial voices in environmental studies coursework are frequently homogenized, unaccredited, and romanticized for a skewed Eurocentric viewpoint. This nonexhaustive repository includes several learning materials, like peer-reviewed papers, podcasts, talks, and articles.
Generating Keywords for Your Search
What are keywords?
Keywords are individual words or short phrases that represent the main ideas in your research topic or question.
To come up with keywords for your research, consider doing the following:
1) Think carefully about your topic. Write it out in a sentence or two.
2) Circle the key concepts in your topic sentences.
3) Brainstorm synonyms or related terms for your key concepts. One approach to brainstorming is to create a concept map (linked below).
4) These are now your search terms. Experiment with different combinations of the terms using AND/OR.
5) When you successfully find sources that are relevant to your search, pay attention to the keywords and subject terms in the database record and the source itself. This may lead you to additional sources.
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Concept MapStreamline your searching by expanding your list of keywords/search terms.
