Research Guides
History : Science & Medicine: Home
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for the history of science and medicine.
Welcome!
UW Libraries Search
- 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.
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America: History & Life with Full TextBest database to articles written on American & Canadian history
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Historical AbstractsDatabase to articles written on modern world history (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & Latin America from 1450 onward)
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IsisCB ExploreIndex to articles & other publications in the history of science
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.
