History : Science & Medicine: Home

A research guide to primary and secondary sources for the history of science and medicine.

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De humani corporis fabrica libri septem Vesalius (1543)

Citation & Writing Help

Historians generally use the Chicago Style format. For information to other citation formats see the Citation Styles & Tools guide.

Writing help is available via zoom.

Starting Points: Books & eBooks

See the eBook FAQ for directions to limit your search to ebooks only.

By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: world war 1914 venereal disease history
By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "cosmic noise a history".
By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "hevly bruce"

Starting Points: Journal Articles

The following research databases will help you identify articles on the history of medicine & science. Additional research databases are listed under Articles.

History of Science, Technology & Medicine This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles related to the history of science, technology and medicine.

IsisCB Explore
Index to articles & other publications in the history of science

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journals & books in all disciplines

Starting Points - Primary Sources

This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with the history of medicine and science. Additional sources are listed under the various Primary Sources sections of this guide.

History Librarian

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