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Subject Guide for Basic Information Resources for History of Science
Contents
To find books, use the web version of the PAC
library catalog
and conduct a search for author, title or subject. Some important
subject headings are AERONAUTICS--HISTORY, SCIENCE--HISTORY,
GEOLOGY--HISTORY, MATHEMATICS--HISTORY,
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING--HISTORY, etc. For
the correct subject heading consult the Library of Congress Subject
Headings.
If a copy of the Library of Congress Subject Headings is
unavailable then try the following technique. First search your term(s) using
the WORD command on the PAC. When you retrieve a title that looks
reasonable, display the full record and look at its subject headings. You can
then search for additional books with that subject heading by using the
S command (SHOW similar items).
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- Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Charles Coulston
Gillispie, editor-in-chief. New York: Scribner. 16 vols. 1970-1980.
Q 141 D5 REF/TABLE 2
- An outstanding sixteen volume reference source for the historian of
science and technology designed to make available reliable information on the
history of science through the medium of articles on the professional
scientist.
- Dictionary of the History of Science. William F. Bynum.
William F. Bynum, Janet Browne, and Roy Porter, editors. Princeton, NJ:
Princeton University Press, 1981.
Q 125 B98 REF/TABLE 2
- Organized thematically around the key ideas of science.
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- A Guide to the History of Science. George Sarton. Waltham,
MA: Chronica Botanica Co., 1952.
Q 125 S24 5TH FLOOR BOOKS
- A usefiul and basic, although dated, source.
- Isis Cumulative Bibliography.
1913-1965.
Q 125 I8 1980 REF
- An invaluable five volume resource tool divided into: Personalities and
Institutions, Subject, and Civilzation and Periods. (The 1966-1975 cumulation
is in process--volume one: Personalities and Institutions is in the Science
Reference Stacks.)
- Isis Cumulative Bibliography. 1966-1975.
Q 125 I8 1980 REF
- Updates the Isis cumulative bibliography.
- Isis Cumulative Bibliography. 1976-1985.
Q 125 I8 1989 REF
- Updates the Isis Cumulative Bibliographies.
- Reference Books for the Historian of Science: A Handlist.
S.A. Jayawardene, complier. London: Science Museum, 1982.
Q 125 J339 1982 5TH FLOOR BOOKS
- This handlist, consisting of some one thousand titles arranged in 44
chapters, covers the history of science and its sources, history and related
subjects, and general reference books.
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Look under topics in the PAC
library catalog
with the subheadings of History, Bibliography or
History--Bibliography. Some subject headings: Aeronautics--History;
Astronomy--Bibliography; Chemistry--Bibliography; Life sciences--History--Bibliography;
Mathematics--History--Bibliography; Physics--History--Bibliography. Some representative examples:
- Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and
Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960;. Eugene M. Emme. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, 1961.
TL 521 A54283 5TH FLOOR BOOKS
- A guide to expolit generally available source materials to ensure the
widest utilization of the material compiled.
- A Guide to the Literature of Astronomy. Robert A. Seal. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1977.
QB 43.2 S4 REF
- Biographies and general treatises are included in the extensive history
section.
- Bibliography and Research Manual of the History of
Mathematics. Kenneth O. May. Toronto, Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1973.
Z6651 M38 4TH FLOOR BOOKS
- The purpose of this manual is to suggest appropriate techniques and
sources for retrieving historical information in the field of
mathematics.
- A History of the Life Sciences: An Annotated Bibliography. Pieter Smit. New York: Hafner Press, 1974.
QH 305 S55 5TH FLOOR BOOKS
- An annotated bibliography covering life and medical sciences from
prehistoric times to the present.
- A Select Bibliography of Chemistry, 1843-1897. First Supplement. Henry Carrington Bolton.
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1899.
Q 11 S7 v.39 no.7 COMPACT SHELF/B
- International in scope, it includes useful sections of history and
biography and a useful part covering dictionaries and tables.
- Resources for the History of Physics. Stephen G. Brush,
editor. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1972.
QC 7 R47 1972 5TH FLOOR BOOKS
- In two parts: A Guide to Books and Audiovisual Materials and A Guide to
Original Works of Historical Importance and Their Translations in Other
Languages.
- Geologists and the History of Geology: An International Bibliography from the Origins to 1978,
Supplement, 1979-1984 and additions. William A.S. Sarjeant. 2 vols. Malabar, FL: R.E. Krieger Pub. Co., 1987.
QE 21 S28 REF
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Almost all scientific and technological periodical indexes list historical works within the discipline covered. Some examples:
- Biological Abstracts. Philadelphia: BioSciences Information Service of Biological Abstracts. 1926-to date.
QH 301 B37 REF
- Look under Subject Guide heading: General Biology--History and Archaeology. Available online as
Biosis Previews.
- Chemical Abstracts. Columbus, OH: American Chemical Society. 1907-to date. (1907-1980 in compact storage)
QD 1 A51 REF
- Look in Part One: Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, Section 20--History, Education, and Documentation.
- Index Medicus. Washington, DC: The Carnegie Institution. 1960-to date.
R 11 I536 PERIODICALS
- Called Cumulated Index Medicus when current volume is complete. Look under subject headings: History of Dentistry, History of Medicine, History of Nursing, etc. Available online as Medline.
- Mathematical Reviews. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society. 1940-to date.
QA 1 M76 PERIODICALS
- Section 01 has the heading: History and Biography. Available online as
MathSciNet.
- Physics Abstracts. London: Institution of Electrical Engineers. 1941-to date.
QC 1 P56 PERIODICALS
- See classification 01.65: History of Science and subject heading: History.
- Science Citation Index. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information. 1961-to date
Q 158.5 S34 REF
- Indexes approximately fifteen journals exclusively devoted to the history
and philosophy of science.
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- Landmarks of Science. New York: Readex Microprint. 1967-1975.
MICROFORMS CENTER;
- A comprehensive collection of the source material in the history of
science comprising the significant contributions to the advancement of science
and technology. The author's name in the card catalogs must be noted in order
to retrieve the work.
- Landmarks of Science: From the Collections of the Library of Congress.
Leonard C. Bruno . New York: Facts on File, 1989.
Q 125 B87 1989 5TH FLOOR BOOKS
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- American Aviation Historical Society Journal
TL 501 A677
- British Journal for the History of Science
Q 1 B7
- Journal for the History of Astronomy
QB 1 J64
- Journal of the History of Biology
QH 305 J64
- Journal for the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
R 131 A1J6
- Quarterly Review of Biology
QH 301 Q3
- Technology and Culture
T 1 T27
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- Agricola
- Contains citations to the history of agriculture and related industries.
- Biosis Previews
- History of the Life Sciences
- CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
- Includes good indexing of nursing history articles.
- Dissertations Abstracts/Digital Dissertations
- Includes dissertations on the history of science and related biographies.
- EI CompendexWeb
- Includes indexing of engineering history articles.
- MathSciNet
- Coverage includes the history of mathematics articles.
- Medline
- Contains indexing of the history of medicine.
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- The History of Science Society
- The homepage of the History of Science Society. Some links to publications, meetings, academic programs. The research funding tools option is filled with relevant links to sites in the history of science.
- The History of Technology
- The History of Technology page is produced by Internet Connections for Engineers. Contains timelines, periodical indexes, essays, and other history of technology resources.
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