History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Promotional Toolkit

Database description History of Science, Technology, and Medicine is the definitive international bibliography on the development and influence of science, from prehistory to the presen

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Promotional Toolkit

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Database description

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine is the definitive

international bibliography on the development and influence of

science, from prehistory to the present It integrates four premier tools

for historians: Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science,

Current Bibliography in the History of Technology, Bibliografia Italiana

di Storia della Scienza, and citations from the Wellcome Library for

the History and Understanding of Medicine (incorporating the former

Wellcome Bibliography for the History of Medicine) It is created under

the auspices of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science, and distributed by RLG, a not-for-profit organization of

libraries, archives, and museums

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Article database

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History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

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Subject areas

History of Science Anthropology Political Science History of Medicine Archaeology

History of Technology Astrology

Social Science Biotechnology

Computer Science Electronics

Engineering Environmental Science

Geography Historiography Mathematics Medical Science Military Technology Natural History Neurosciences Paleontology

Pharmacy Physics Psychiatry Psychology Public Health

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Promoting to faculty & students

Targeted descriptions of this electronic resource and reasons for using

it

For history of science, technology, and medicine faculty

Created under the auspices of the International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science, the History of Science Technology, and

Medicine database integrates four premier tools for historians: Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, Current Bibliography in the History of Technology, Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza,

and citations from the Wellcome Library for the History and

Understanding of Medicine (incorporating the former Wellcome

Bibliography for the History of Medicine) Citations reflect the contents

of nearly 9,500 journals in addition to conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations critical to the work of professional science historians and academic scholars

The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine is designed to

support the needs of you and your students by providing a

fundamental reference aggregating core bibliographies in the field

For faculty in related fields

—such as history, medicine, economics, and political science

The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine database is the definitive bibliography for these disciplines and allied historical fields meeting the needs of wide-ranging scholarly investigations Faculty, researchers, and students will find pertinent information on the

cultural, economic, and political influence of scientific innovation on society

Through the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine you and your students gain access to the aggregated content of four premier

bibliographies: Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, Current Bibliography in the History of Technology, Bibliografia Italiana

di Storia della Scienza, and citations from the Wellcome Library for

the History and Understanding of Medicine (incorporating the former

Wellcome Bibliography for the History of Medicine) Citations reflect

the contents of nearly 9,500 journals in addition to conference

proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations critical to the work

of professional science historians and academic scholars

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Teaching guides & curriculum ideas

Include an overview of the History of Science, Technology, and

Medicine in your library's bibliographic instruction classes And please note that you can increase the number of simultaneous users on your subscription for training purposes If you're planning to use this

database in an instructional course, just let us know We'll make sure you have the right access level for class use during the period you specify

See the following materials created by other institutions:

 Harvard University Finding Periodical Articles on the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine [link to:

http://hcl.harvard.edu/widener/services/research/subindexes/perh istsci/perhistsci1.html]

 Harvard University Getting Started in History of Science Research [link to:

http://hcl.harvard.edu/cabot/Reference_Guides_Basic/History_of_ Science_Guide_Basic.html]

 Stanford University Libraries History of Science and Technology Collections [link to:

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/histsci/scihome.html]

 Princeton University History Resources [link to:

http://libweb.princeton.edu/help/research/history/]

 Georgia Institute of Technology History, Technology & Society [link to:

http://www.library.gatech.edu/research_help/subject/history_guid e.htm]

 University of Wisconsin-Madison Eureka Quick Guide for the History of Science Technology and Medicine [link to:

http://www.library.wisc.edu/help/quickguide/eurekawb.htm]

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Articles & news

For more on the scope and features of the History of Science,

Technology, and Medicine, consult Articles & Updates (under

Products & Services: Online Databases: History of Science,

Technology, and Medicine)

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Sample records & searches

View Sample Records (under Products & Services: Online

Databases: History of Science, Technology, and Medicine [link

to: http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=193] recapture records with blue bar branding) for illustrations of this database that can

inspire classroom or research uses For samples of searching, see this illustrated searching introduction

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Documentation & help

Select the most useful History of Science, Technology, and Medicine user guides [link to: http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=737] for your users

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Sample Searches Illustrated Walk-through

Question: How do I find information about the Manhattan

Project?

Type manhattan project in the Eureka® search box and click the

Search button

Since the Keyword index provides the broadest form of subject search,

it is always used unless you click one of the other choices:

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As shown below, results of up to 250 records are sorted by year (most recent first) and by author and title within a year To re-sort the initial results display, click the Author, Title, or Year button at the top of the list

Click the Check all link above the individual citation check boxes This automatically gives you all the citations in the next display you

request If you prefer, you may selectively check particular citations Click the Full display button This will provide the most complete

bibliographic display of the citations you have checked

Scroll through the Full records display showing an array of citations pertaining to the Manhattan Project:

Question: What do you have relating to the mystical aspects of alchemy?

Type alchem? mystic? in the search box and click the Search button

In Eureka the truncation symbol is a question mark: ? Use this if you

are not sure of the spelling of a word or want to pick up variants Here,

it will retrieve any citations with the words "alchemy," "alchemist," or

"alchemists," and "mystic," "mystics," "mystical," or "mysticism."

Click the Check all link on the resulting screen or selectively click the citations that appear to best match your topic; then click the Full

display button

Scroll through the resulting Full records display showing an array of citations on alchemy and mysticism

Question: What about information on the Industrial

Revolution?

Type industrial revolution in the search box and click the Search

button

Click the Check all link on the resulting screen or selectively click the citations that appear to best match your topic; then click the Full

display button

Scroll through the resulting Full records display showing an array of citations on the Industrial Revolution

Question: How can I refine my search for a more focused

result?

To look just for information on the economic aspects of the Industrial Revolution, add another term to your last search by clicking the Refine link (above and left of the Check all link) On the Refine Search screen

shown below, stay with the Keyword index selection Type economic?

in the search box and click the Search button below the index menus Look through the resulting display of citations on economics and the Industrial Revolution

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