History : Science & Medicine: Articles

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

Find History of Medicine/Science Journal Articles

History of Science, Technology & Medicine is the best database to use when looking for academic journal articles about medical and scientific history.

America: History & Life with Full Text
Best database to articles written on American & Canadian history
Historical Abstracts with Full Text
Best database to articles written on modern world history (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & Latin America from 1450 onward)
History of Science, Technology & Medicine
Scholarly articles related to the history of science, technology and medicine.

How to search: Link your search terms using the AND connector. For example: "sexually transmitted diseases" AND "world war i". You can also use separate search boxes for each term.

Narrow your search results: Use the All filters option to filter your results by Publication date, Subject, Language & more

Find full-text of article: Some articles have a direct link to the full text. These have buttons labeled Access now (PDF) or Access now (Online full text). Some articles do not have a direct link to the full text, these articles have a button labeled Access options. Click on the Access Options button and then click Check for full-text availability beyond Ebscohost. This will take you into UW Libraries search to see if we have the full text available through another source. If we do not have the full text, you will have an option to request an article scan.

Additional Help:

How do I search in Academic Search Complete? The search screen is similar to America History & Life and Historical Abstracts so searching information is similar.
How do I find full-text articles in Academic Search Complete?
What does the “Request Article” button mean? This shows you how to request an article scan when we do not have the full text on an article.