Free Web Resources
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Medical Heritage LibraryCurated collection of freely-available history of medicine images, texts, movies, audio, and data.
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History of Medicine Finding AidsIndex to finding aids from archives and repositories in the United States collecting in history of medicine and allied sciences.
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IndexCatOnline Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, an index of medical and scientific publications from 1880-1961; eTK, covering medieval Latin; eVK2, covering medieval English texts; and other selected historical resources.
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Oral History CollectionsOral histories gathered by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Osler Library Prints Collection2,500 prints, photographs, drawings, posters, and cartoons on the history of medicine from the 17th to 20th centuries, hosted by McGill University Library.
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National Library of Medicine: Turning the Pages OnlineDigital versions of classics of medicine including the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus (17th century BCE), Andreas Vesalius's De Humani Corporis Fabrica, and more.
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Who Named it?Biographical dictionary of medical eponyms -- diseases and anatomical areas named after people, with a biography of that person. Very useful resource.
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Heirs of HippocratesWonderful history of medicine and medical bibliography by the University of Iowa.
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Anatomia 1522-1867Roughly 4500 full page plates & significant illustrations of human anatomy from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. Fully indexed using MeSH.
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History of VaccinesHistory of vaccinations with timeline, articles, image gallery and interactive games.
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Medicine in the AmericasNational Library of Medicine digital resource that includes over 300 freely available early American printed books, showing the development of American medicine from 1610 to the early 20th century.
Free Journals
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The Aesculapian1908-1909
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Medical History1957-present
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Medical Library and Historical Journal1903-1907
USC accessible Journals
E-Books
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Protagonists of Medicine by Publication Date: 2010USC accessible e-book, exploring the history of giants in the histories of cell biology, developmental biology, immunology, pathology, and oncology. -
Quo Vadis Medical Healing: past concepts and new approaches by Publication Date: 2009USC accessible e-book, a collection of papers providing an ethical and historical framework for healthcare from a political perspective.
Useful Links
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Specialized Collections at Norris Medical LibraryDescribes and explains access to Specialized Collections.
