History of Science, Technology and Medicine (Harvard Login) (1975- ) is an index of books, book chapters, and journal articles. Some social sciences material is included.
- HSTMis an amalgamation of four separate indexes with four different subject term systems; study the results of keyword searches to be sure that you know the proper subject terms for your topic in each of the, possibly four, relevant component databases. For example, theWellcomeBibliography uses "Contraception" but the Isis Current Bibliography uses "Birth control".
- If you want to limit the coverage of your sources to a particular era, put one of these terms in a search box:Antiquity or Ancient - “Greek and Roman” - “Middle Ages” or medieval -13thcentury -14thcentury - 15thcentury - 16thcentury -17thcentury -18thcentury -19thcentury -20thcentury
- Moredetailed information about the use of this complex database.
ISISCB Bibliographic Resources in the History of Science, Technology and Medicineindexes the IsisCurrentBibliography. Search results extend back to 1970. It also offers a browse of theIsis Cumulative Bibliographies(1913-1975).Search ISISCB Explore
PubMed (Harvard Login for full text access)(1947- ) is the National Library of Medicine's index to biomedical journal articles.
- To limit to historical sources, attach the phrase (in"") "historical article" to your search. Example: "Psychology, clinical" and "historical article".
- Be sure to look for MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) on pertinent records by scrolling down past the abstracts. (Not all records in PubMed have MeSH terms.) Subject headings can help you get to more relevant records and/or can be helpful keyword suggestions.
America: History and Life (Harvard login)is the primary bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Historical Abstracts (Harvard Login)is a reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life, above).
- Both allow coverage date limitations as well as publication date limitations, Can usually use LC terms, not always
Bibliography of British and Irish History (Harvard Login)provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British empire and commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the present.
- At the link above, choose BBIH from the top row of options.
The Forest History Society Research Portaloffers over 45,000 citations to published items on environmental history, over 30,000 photographs, and other material.
Web of Science Citation Indexes (Harvard Login)(for historical articles1956- ) includes articles in all areas of science. You can use the Cited Reference Search in Web of Science to find secondary sourcearticles that cite a specified secondary or primary source article or book. More information.
Library Guide to the History of Science Your guide to the History of Science at Harvard. It has more extensive lists of resources and tools than this introductory guide does.