LibGuides: HISC 109: Finding Secondary Sources

Resources Covering the Disciplines: History, Culture, etc.

Historical Abstracts
1863-present. International database for research on history of all regions (except the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the current decade. Content includes
indexing of historical articles from more than 2,300 journals in over 40 languages.
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
1975-present. Covers a wide range of topics in the history of science.

The Cambridge World History of Human Disease
Combines recent medical discoveries with historical and geographical scholarship to provide a comprehensive history of human disease. Explores the patterns of disease throughout the world as well as the variety of approaches that different medical traditions have used to fight it. Traces the concept of disease as medicine developed from an art to a science, then addresses the history of disease in each major world region. Includes the history and geography of each significant human disease, both historical and contemporary, from AIDS to yellow fever.

JSTOR
Search by subject or browse 2,600+ full-text titles, predominantly scholarly journals and books in social sciences, history, humanities, and science and mathematics, to their earliest issues. Many titles extend as far back as late 19th or early 20th centuries; most recent 3-5 years often not included. JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Google Scholar
Search for scholarly publications across disciplines & sources: articles, theses/dissertations, books, and more, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities etc. Use Scholar Settings-->Library Links option to setup "University of California, San Diego - Get it at UC" and if you are searching from off campus, log in to the VPN to get full access to UC San Diego subscribed article content.

PubMed
Covers over 5,700 journals in the biomedical and health sciences and years covered late 1940's - present, with additional older medical literature selectively added. Search using keywords or the controlled vocabulary called MeSH. PubMed will automatically match your keyword terms to MeSH terms. For additional tips, see the Library's PubMed page.