Research Guides
History : Science & Medicine: Home
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for the history of science and medicine.
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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 ExploreIndex 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.
- Nature
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