{"id":29,"date":"2023-06-21T10:31:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T09:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/philosophy-library-guide\/?p=29"},"modified":"2023-06-21T12:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T11:11:26","slug":"researching-for-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/philosophy-library-guide\/2023\/06\/21\/researching-for-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Researching for assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/philosophy-library-guide\/files\/2020\/09\/16317823991_a628f38955_e-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/philosophy-library-guide\/files\/2020\/09\/16317823991_a628f38955_e-1.jpg 499w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/philosophy-library-guide\/files\/2020\/09\/16317823991_a628f38955_e-1-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Databases<\/h3>\n<p>For assignments you will need to go beyond your reading list and do your own independent research. The Library subscribes to a number of subject databases helping you to find academic books and journal articles on your chosen topic. A full listing of all resources can be viewed on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library-it\/your-digital-library\/digital-resources-directory\">Digital Resources Directory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out these relevant databases for Philosophy to choose the most appropriate for your research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=http:\/\/philpapers.org\/\">PhilPapers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chain.kent.ac.uk\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=a9h\">Academic Search Complete<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.co.uk\/\">GoogleScholar<\/a> is a popular search engine to look for academic material including journal articles and books. It is a convenient way to search across the web from one place:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='560' height='315' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uWFv8HTCVp8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Specialist Resources<\/h3>\n<p>As well as traditional academic sources you may want to include alternative information sources such as newspaper articles, personal accounts, podcasts, blogs and social media. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.kent.ac.uk\/2020\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=19837\">research skills module<\/a> will help you identify different types of information, when these might be useful and where to search.<\/p>\n<h3>Online Resources<\/h3>\n<p>As well as the resources that the library subscribes to there is a lot of useful freely available information available on the internet. Use this <a href=\"https:\/\/rl.talis.com\/3\/kent\/lists\/ECBA8556-75EE-9E9B-063F-3A82D2DED50D.html?draft=1&amp;lang=en-GB&amp;login=1\">reading list<\/a> to find sources that may be of interest for philosophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Databases For assignments you will need to go beyond your reading list and do your own independent research. 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