Philosophy

APA Online: the web site for the American Philosophical Association, the main professional organization for philosophers.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.  The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference world.

PhilPapers: a comprehensive open access index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers.

PhilSci-Archive: an electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science.

The Internet provides access to a wide variety of information - some good and some less reliable.  Use care in deciding which sites to use for research.  These are some tips for assessing the quality of a web site.  Ultimately, you need to look for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose.

• Can you tell who created the site?  Some sites have corporate or institutional authors. Is there contact information for the author or sponsor?
• Is the information provided well documented?
• Are sources or links to sources given?
• Is the page signed?  Commercial or institutional pages may use a corporate logo, but personal pages should be signed.
• Beware of pages without any identification of origin.
• Can you tell if there is a bias to the site?  A particular slant or bias is not necessarily bad, but you should be aware of it.
• Can you tell when the site was last reviewed or updated?  Is the information current?