Online Resources for the History of Medicine
Prepared by Jeff Wehmeyer, Wright State University Libraries.

All these resources are available for on-site use at the Wright State University Libraries.  Access to resources marked  * from outside the Libraries is restricted to Wright State and OhioLINK faculty, staff, and students.  Access to resources marked † from outside the Libraries is restricted to Wright State faculty, staff, and students.  See Connecting from Home (Off-Campus) for further information.

Bibliographic Databases

• History of Science, Technology, and Medicine* - References to journal articles, books, book reviews, conference proceedings, and dissertations. Links to full text when available. 1975 - current.
• IndexCat - References to books, pamphlets, dissertations, reports, and journal articles published from the 17th - 20th century and located at the National Library of Medicine. This is the online version of the Index Catalogue of the Surgeon-General's Office, U.S. Army, 1880-1961.
• Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance† - References to books, journal articles, and other materials on many aspects of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, including medicine and science. 1842 - current.
• PubMed - References to articles in biomedical journals. Results may be limited to the history of medicine subset. Links to full text when available. 1950 - current.
• Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index* - References to articles and book reviews in major social sciences journals, including several in the history of medicine and science. Links to full text when available. 1980 - current. Wright State faculty, staff, and students may access 1965 - current at: Web of Science - SSCI for WSU†

• Wright State University & Affiliates Libraries
• OhioLINK Library Catalog
• National Library of Medicine
• The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine
• More catalogs and other resources for finding books

• Bulletin of the History of Medicine*
• Clio Medica / The Wellcome Series in the History of Medicine*
• Journal of the History of Biology*
• Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences*
• Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences*
• Literature and Medicine*
• Medical History
• Perspectives in Biology and Medicine*
• Social History of Medicine*
• Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences*

• Special Collections & Archives - Wright State University
• Center for the History of the Health Professions - University of Cincinnati
• Dittrick Medical History Center - Case Western Reserve University
• Lloyd Library and Museum
• Medical Heritage Center - Ohio State University
• National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division
• American Association for the History of Medicine
• Ohio Academy of Medical History
• The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine

• History of the Health Sciences World Wide Web Links
• Images from the History of Medicine
• MedHist -The gateway to Internet resources for the History of Medicine from the Wellcome Library
• Wellcome Images -Previously known as the Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic Library