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Elizabeth Griego featured as part of Pacific Reads!
Stop by the Library and find out why Elizabeth Griego, Vice President for Student Life, recommends the book, Fifth Business, by Robertson Davies...[More]
Posted Mon, November 17 2008
Electronic Delivery of Interlibrary Loan Articles
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Posted Wed, October 08 2008
Trial Databases: ProQuest/CSA
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Posted Tue, September 30 2008
“Pacific Reads” Book Display Launched
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Resources for Pacific Seminar II

Prepared by Robin Imhof
Librarian for English and Film Studies
Spring 2008

The Value of Truth

Reference Books

Here you will find scholarly articles on broad topics such as learning, epistemology, truth, and knowledge. Use the index for best results.

  • Encyclopedia of Advertising.
    REF HF 5803 A38
  • Encyclopedia of Aesthetics.
    REF BH 56 E53
  • Encyclopedia of American Studies.
    REF E 169.1 E625
  • Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics.
    REF BJ 63 E44
  • Encyclopedia of Communication and Information.
    P 87.5 E53 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology.
    REF BF 31 E52
  • International Encyclopedia of Social & Behavioral Sciences.
    REF H 41 I58
  • Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
    REF B 51 R68

Reference Databases

Books

Using PacifiCat, search by combining keywords such as “value and truth” or “truth and advertising.”

Articles

The same keywords you used to search for books may be too broad or inclusive when searching for journal articles, and as a result you may retrieve too many articles or items that appear irrelevant to your topic. Try to think of synonyms or related terms that more significantly describe your topic. Searching with good keywords is an important step in finding relevant articles.  

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