PHIL 378 / PG 348: Philosophy of Law: Books

Scholarly books can also be excellent sources for establishing historical and cultural background or placing your topic in context with related issues.  Search Collins Library Primo Search for titles.  A sampling of potentially relevant books is listed below.

• Use the pull-down scoping options to search Collins, Summit and Articles OR Collins and Summit, OR just Collins.
• Use quotes to search for "exact titles".
• Use the filters on the right side to quickly narrow your search.
• Sign in with your Puget Sound username and password to gain access to online resources and request items from other libraries.

Use Primo to find resources on your topic at Collins Library and beyond.

Filter your results: Select "eBooks" under "Resource Type" to find electronic books available at Collins Library.

• When you find an item that seems relevant, look at its subject terms to find similar items. To do this, check the "Item Details" and simply click on one of the subject headings listed in the record for the book; the next screen will list all the books that share this subject term.
• To find the library location of a book's call number, check the location chart.

By consulting book reviews of the scholarly works you are reading, you can gain a better understanding of the place of a particular work within the field.  Here are a few tips for locating book reviews:

• Check to see when your book was published. If it was published more than twenty years ago, and you aren't finding reviews online, you may need to look beyond online sources and check print indexes.
• If you're having trouble finding a review, check with a librarian for help and to cover all your bases, but remember that some books are never reviewed. If that's the case, think about what that might mean about the book's scholarly importance.
• In many databases, you can specifically limit your search results to just reviews; see below for specific tips.

For philosophy books, start with the resources below and branch out as needed.

This subject guide highlights only a small portion of the many resources available to you. If you're not finding what you need, don't hesitate to contact Katy!

Katy Curtis, Humanities Librarian
email: kcurtis@pugetsound.edu
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