Reviews of books in philosophy can be helpful when you are trying to decide whether or not a particular book will be useful to you. They are also a valuable way to gain information about recent work in the discipline. A few open-access book reviews journals are listed below. You can also search for reviews in philosophy databases, journals, and newspapers (see the tabs on these resources for more information about them).
You may find it helpful to search Google scholar for books, chapters, and articles relevant to what you are studying and researching. Often items are preview-only and cut out the bits you really need to read: keep in mind that you can use our interlibrary loan service to request items not in the library.
Inter library loans are requests for items not held in our collections. These requests can include loans of books or copies of journal articles, book chapters or conference papers. Please note, there is a cost to the library for each loan or digital copy supplied, so only items essential to your research should be requested.
The inter library loan service is open to Staff, PG researchers, PG taught students, and final year UG dissertation students or those undertaking research project work.
A maximum of 20 requests per person can be supplied per academic year to PG taught students, final year UG students and those undertaking research project work.
A maximum of 40 requests per person can be supplied per academic year to Staff and PG researchers.
To request an inter library loan, please complete the form by clicking the button below.
Please note: Inter library loans cannot be renewed.
Requesting Inter library loans
Items lent by partner libraries must be returned by the due date and in the condition in which they are lent. A replacement fee will be charged to you for any lost or damaged books and this could be set by the lending library at the British Library standard fee of £214.50.
If you are unsure what you can request please contact the Content and Collections Team.
SCONUL Access is a scheme which allows many university library users to use or borrow books and journals at other libraries which belong to the scheme. Click here to learn more about it or sign up.
Before visiting another library, it's always a good idea to check their catalog to make sure the material you want to see is available. You can generally find a library's catalog with a quick internet search. If you are planning to visit multiple external libraries or aren't quite sure where to go, merged library catalogues like Library Hub Discover and WorldCat can help you plan your research.
Jisc Library Hub Discover exposes rare and unique research material by bringing together the catalogues of major UK and Irish libraries. In a single search you can discover the holdings of the UK’s National Libraries (including the British Library), many university libraries, and specialist research libraries.
WorldCat is an international library catalogue. It is useful for looking for material on particular subjects and finding out in what libraries they are held. This makes it a very useful tool when you are planning a visit to another library.
