LibraryGuides: History of Science: Find Articles & Websites

Use Databases to Find Articles

All the electronic databases listed in this section may be accessed by going to the library's Database Page. If you are accessing the databases from a location other than Chemeketa Community College, you will need your My Chemeketa user name and password.

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Index to approximately 10,000 periodicals covering a wide variety of subject areas, including thousands of peer-reviewed titles. Many are in full text.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR contains many full text articles relating to the history of science.
JSTOR is providing free access to additional collections until June 30, 2023.
Medline via Pubmed This link opens in a new window
Includes many articles on the history of medicine and allied sciences. Use the MeSH browser to search for a topic and narrow to history by using subheadings. How to Use the MeSH browser
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Includes articles in academic journals, newspapers, and general interest magazines. Click on Databases (4) to select specific databases or subject areas to search within.
How to use
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles from the health, life, social, and behavioral sciences.
Access limited to journals in the Health & Life Sciences and the Social & Behavioral Sciences collections.

Web Sites

Alchemy on Levity.com
Links to sources on the history of alchemy.
American Institute of Physics - History Programs
Links to sources on the history of physics, from the American Institute of Physics.
Internet History of Science Sourcebook
Texts in the history of science, arranged by historical period and subject matter.
Society for the History of Technology
Links maintained by the Society for the History of Technology
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Biographies of famous mathematicians and links to other history of mathematics sites.

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