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History of Science, Technology and Medicine (HistSciTechMed)
Materials relating to all aspects of the history of science, technology, and medicine
Why select this database?
- Includes international material selected from periodicals since 1975.
- Integrates four bibliographies to create the definitive international database for the history of science, technology, and medicine. It reflects the influences of these fields on society and culture from prehistory to the present and offers outstanding value for interdisciplinary research.
- Includes records of journal articles, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, serials, maps and other materials.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
| biological sciences |
neurosciences |
| computer and information sciences |
pharmacy |
| engineering |
physics |
| geography |
psychiatry |
| mathematics |
public health |
| medicine |
technology |
| biological sciences |
mathematics |
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| Sources |
9,500+ journals and other materials |
| Number of records |
290,000+ |
| Dates covered |
1975 to present |
| Updated |
Annual & Monthly |
| Producer information |
Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Piazza dei Giudici 1
50122 Firenze
Phone: +39 055 265 311
Fax: +39 055 265 3130
Web: http://www.imss.fi.it/
Wellcome Library
183 Euston Road
London, England NW12BE
Phone: +44 020 7611 8722
Fax: +44 020 7611 8369
Web: http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/
Email: library@wellcome.ac.uk
Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)
Office Department of History
618 Ross Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
USA
Phone: +1-515-294-8469
Fax:+1-515-294-6390
Web: http://www.historyoftechnology.org/
Email: shot@iastate.edu
History of Science Society
P.O. Box 117360
3310 Turlington Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7360
USA
Phone:+1-352-392-1677
Fax: +1-352-392-2795
Web: http://www.hssonline.org/
Email: info@hssonline.org
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| Copyright |
The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine database comprises copyrighted files from the Society for the History of Technology, the History of Science Society, the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, The Wellcome Trust, and/or their suppliers. Users of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine database may reproduce a single copy of any record retrieved online, provided such copy is used solely for private study, scholarship, research, or information. Under no circumstances may users store any records electronically for the purposes of resale, redistribution, or performing ongoing searching. |
Index labels and examples of an expert search in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any
search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu
selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual
searches.
| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
manhattan project |
| Abstract |
ab: |
alchemy |
| Access method |
am: |
view |
| Accession number |
no: |
XHMEB16427245-H |
| Author |
au: |
ramazzini
Mary Fraser
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| Author phrase |
au= |
fraser mary
[last name first] |
| Conference name |
cn: |
farmacia |
| Conference name phrase |
cn= |
congresso nazionale di storia della farmacia |
| Corporate author phrase |
co= |
direccion general de estadistica municipal |
| Database name phrase |
ds= |
the current bibliography in the history of technology |
| Descriptor |
de: |
museums |
| Descriptor phrase |
de= |
psychology in art |
| Document type phrase |
dt= |
journal article |
| First page |
pg: |
5 |
| Geographical name phrase |
gc= |
padova |
| Identifier |
id: |
renaissance |
| Identifier phrase |
id= |
geological surveys |
| Issue |
is: |
3
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Language phrase |
ln= |
French
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Named corporation |
nc: |
royal |
| Named corporation phrase |
nc= |
royal society of london |
| Named person |
na: |
nunes |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
nunes pedro |
| Notes |
nt: |
bibliographical |
| Personal name |
pn: |
octavio |
| Personal name phrase |
pn= |
dhombres jean g
[last name first] |
| Publication date |
pd: |
1998 |
| Series title |
se: |
science |
| Series title phrase |
se= |
science technology and culture 1700-1945 |
| Source |
so: |
llull |
| Source phrase |
so= |
literature and medicine |
| Standard number |
sn: |
0028-7571 |
| Subject |
su: |
citri# |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
citric acid cycle |
| Table of contents |
tc: |
historical perspective |
| Title |
ti: |
london museums |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
london museums and collections |
| Volume |
vo: |
4 |
| Year |
yr: |
1999 |
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