Libraries provide Guides listing subject specific resources, for example:
U of T Libraries (UTL) provides access to many scholarly resources
REFERENCE SOURCES
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Guides
BOOKS
PERIODICALS
Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
Scholarly resources need to be evaluated too!
...in EXAMINED LIFE, a film by Astra Taylor. A Zeitgeist Films release.
(http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=examinedlife&mode=downloads)
Use to find terminology, timelines, context, biographies, etc.
Gale Virtual Reference Online includes "Encyclopedia of Philosophy."