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Basic Keyword Searches

"board game" AND philosophy
Use AND to connect words that must appear in a document. This *narrows* your search.
"board game" OR "table game"
Use OR if only one word must appear in a document. This *broadens* your search.
lud*
Use an asterisk to truncate a word and allow for different endings, for example, ludology, ludic. (Be careful, though, because this can also include non-related words like ludicrous, luddite, etc)
"board game"
Use quotation marks to enclose a phrase or words that must appear together in a document.
games NOT Olympics
Use NOT to exclude words or terms from a search. (If you're looking for articles on board games or strategy games you don't want articles about the Olympic games.)

Using Library Guides

Whitman Library Guides
Library Guides -- and Subject Guides in particular -- can help you choose databases that are relevant to a specific disciplinary approach. There is a Subject Guide that corresponds with each Whitman major.

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Sherlock This link opens in a new window
Sherlock combines the Whitman Library Catalog, Summit and many of our electronic journal subscriptions into one searchable interface.

To find actual board games in Penrose Library's collection (rather than books or articles about board games), you can search for board games, then filter by Location -- choose 1st Floor Games to see the board games that we have in the library.

Find More Articles

Proquest Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
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International academic literature in the social sciences, including politics, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology and education.
Anthrosource This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journal articles published by the American Anthropological Association
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Journal literature covering world history, excluding the United States and Canada (publications starting in 1955).
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly books and journals in all disciplines.
Philosophers Index This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles & books on philosophy.
Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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Literature, languages, linguistics, folklore, drama and film (1963-)
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
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Full text of current content from scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Arts & Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Academic and popular titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Full-text database for Sociology and sub-disciplines.

Websites, blogs, and podcasts

EuroGamer
A website about PC, console, indie, and board games. Includes news, analysis, and game reviews.
BoardGameGeek
BoardGameGeek is an online resource and community that aims to be the definitive source for board game and card game content. BGG features reviews, ratings, images, play-aids, translations, and session reports from board game geeks around the world
Ludology
A podcast about game history, game design, and game players
The Strong Museum of Play
Online collections include curated exhibits, images of games and puzzles and a journal, The American Journal of Play
Traditional Board Games: Cyningstan
A blog about board games across the world from 3000 B.C.E. to 1900 C.E.

Journals

Board Games Studies Journal
A journal on board games Interuniversity Centre for the History of Science and Technology (CIUHCT) – Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, and Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon
Games and Culture
This peer-reviewed international journal promotes innovative theoretical and empirical research about games and culture within interactive media.

Digital Books and Magazines

HathiTrust This link opens in a new window
Digital library of books and journals scanned by a partnership of major research institutions and libraries. Log in to access the largest number of volumes and features.

Internet Archive
In addition to digital text collections, there are also collections of music and video and the Wayback Machine to find archived versions of web pages.

GENS 175 - Games: Find Books and Articles