Selected Reference Sources for

The History of Science in Nontraditional Centers

David Lincove, History Bibliographer, Rm. 226 OSU Main Library; 292-2393, e-mail: lincove.1@osu.edu

OSU Libraries http//www.lib.ohio-state.edu

Library and Web Resources for History, Political Science and Philosophy at OSU Libraries
http://library.osu.edu/sites/history/indexFP.php

SELECTED GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE:

The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science. [online] New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. (Q125O86 2003 in SUL Reference.) Brief essays on topics and people.

Encyclopedia of the History of Arabic Science. 3 Vols. Edited by Roshdi Rashed in collaboration with Régis Morelon. London : Routledge, 1996. Vol.1, Astronomy - theoretical and applied. -Vol.2, Mathematics and the physical sciences. - Vol.3, Technology, alchemy and life sciences. (Q127.A5 E53 1996 in MES located at Ackerman Library)

Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Boston: Kluwer Academic, 1997. (Q124.8E53 1997 in SUL Reference)

Guide to the History of Science. An online guide to contemporary “people, institutions, organizations, and publications pursuing science history. Learn about history of science graduate programs. Contact more than 5000 scholars of science around the world.”

History of Science. By Rene Taton. 4 Vols. London: Thames and Hudson, 1963- . [Trans. From French] (Q125T221 1963 in SEL, Depository) [v1] Ancient and medieval science from prehistory to A.D. 1450.-- [v2] The beginnings of modern science, from 1450 to 1800.--[v3] Science in the nineteenth century.--[v4] Science in the twentieth century.

Reader’s Guide to the History of Science. London: Fitzroy and Dearborn, 2000. (Q125R43 2000 in SUL Reference. Includes brief essays with bibliographies leading to additional sources.

Timetables of Science: A Chronology of The Most Important People and Events in The History of Science. New York : Simon and Schuster, c1988. (Q125 .H464 1988 in SUL Reference, SEL Reference)

A Historical Catalogue of Science Periodicals, 1665-1900: With a Survey of Their Development. By R. M. Goscoigne. Graland, 1985. (Z7403G3 1985 in SUL Reference, Depository)

A Historical Catalogue of Scientists and Scientific Books: From the Earliest Times to the Close of the Nineteenth Century. New York: Garland, 1984. (Q141G38 1984 in SUL Reference)

History of Science, Technology and Medicine. 1975-
Integrates four bibliographies: the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology ( suppl. to Technology and Culture), the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza and the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.

ISIS Cumulative Bibliography: A Bibliography Of The History Of Science Formed From ISIS Critical Bibliographies 1913-1965. 6 Vols. London: Mansell, History of Science Society, 1971- (Z7401W55 1971 in SUL) Also ISIS Cumulative Bibliography 1966-1975. 2 Vols. (Z7401W56 1980 in SUL); ISIS Cumulative Bibliography 1976-1985.[online above] 2 Vols. (Z7401W612suppl.2 1989); ISIS Cumulative Bibliography 1986-1995. .[online above] (Z7405.H6 I2 1997 Suppl.3)

GENERAL GUIDES AND INDEXES TO LITERATURE:

The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature.  Ed. by Mary Beth Norton.   New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.        (D20 .A65 1995 in SUL Reference, Main, Depository) An annotated guide to key literature arranged by topics and geographic areas.

Historical Abstracts.  1955- 
Indexes journals, books, and dissertations in world history beginning about the year 1450 to the present.  Consult for more complete search on US relations with other countries.   This index is not good for finding very current literature.   For the most recent articles check Humanities Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.

International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ).  1983-  Includes historical literature in scholarly western language publications, particularly in English, German, and French.  Library owns older paper indexes back to 1897 at SUL Library (1897-1983).

ISI Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) 1980-present
Indexes thousands of journals in the Arts and Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences. Search by author or keywords. Also search for articles that cite important publications in their bibliographies to find related works.

Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide.  ABC-CLIO, 1990. (Z6201F721990 in SUL Reference). 2004 edition available online: http://ebooks.ohiolink.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ebook;idno=REFL2E.xml.inp

Selected Regional Indexes:

Africa:

International African Bibliography.  1971- (Z3501I47 in Ackerman Stacks)
Check the annual index that is organized by country, then by subjects.

    Asia and Middle East:

Bibliography of Asian Studies.  1969-
Organized by continents, regions, and countries.  Includes sections on history, anthropology and sociology.

Index Islamicus: A Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Muslim World. [Title varies] (Index Table in Middle East Studies, Ackerman Library)  Also available via CD-ROM from MES office, rm. 308 Main Library.  Volumes of the index cover 1665-1905, 1906-1955, 1956- .  Current issues titled Quarterly Index Islamicus.

The Middle East: Abstracts and Index.  1970- (MEJ, Ackerman Library)

Latin America:

Hispanic American Periodicals Index.  1970-
Indexes a wide variety of periodicals.

Handbook of Latin American Studies.  Austin: Univ. of Texas, 1935-  
Indexes social sciences and humanities books and articles.

Eastern Europe and Slavic:

American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies. (ABSEES). 1990-    
Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and government publications published in the U.S. and Canada.

STATISTICAL DATA

International Historical Statistics.

Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2001. 4th ed. (HA4675 .M552 2003 at SUL Reference)
Europe, 1750-2000.  5th ed.  (HA1107 .M5 2003 at SUL Reference)
The Americas, 1750-2000.  5th ed.  (HA175 .M55 2003 at SUL Reference)

SELECTED CONTEMPORARY PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS ONLINE:

OSU owns a collection of newspapers on microform (Microforms Dept. In Main Library). The newspapers range from the colonial to contemporary periods for American history and a broad range of historical periods for other countries. Check list at Microforms Desk.

Periodicals Archive Online [FULL TEXT] 1802-1995
An archive of hundreds of digitized journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences.  Includes journals in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Italian. Also see Periodicals Index Online. 1770- PCI is a multilingual index to periodicals.

Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature. 1900- (Indexes, SUL Reference) See also Nineteenth Century Reader’s Guide, 1890--1899. Indexes contemporary, popular periodicals since 1890.

Lexis/Nexis Academic. late 1970s- Online via OSU Libraries web site
Full text of many newspapers and periodicals, including many legal periodicals with history articles on legal and constitutional issues .

New York Times Online, 1851-present (not including latest 3 years) Search & read facsimile text. Latest 3 years in Lexis/Nexis Academic above. Also available on microform. Many years indexed online by Newspaper Source (incl. access to full text) and Lexis/Nexis Academic (full text mainly 1980s-)

Times Digital Archive (Online: 1785-1985 and moving back) Search full text of the Times of London and view facsimile image of the newspaper articles. Full text of recent years on Academic Universe via OSU Libraries web site.

COMPUTERIZED CATALOGS:

OSU Library Catalog

Check the catalog for specific subjects.
Sample subject headings:      Science -- History -- Bibliography
Science -- Arab countries -- History
Technology -- History -- Africa
Medicine -- Latin America -- History

Science and state -- Developing countries -- History

Keyword: s:science and third world and s:history

Also, you may limit a keyword search to a word or phrase appearing in the title or subject headings

OHIOLINK (Collected catalogs from academic libraries in Ohio, including OSU)
Order items from other university libraries in Ohio if the item is not at OSU or is checked out from OSU.

Example:
Aborted Discovery: Science and Creativity in the Third World. By Susantha Goonatilake (Q175.54 .G66 1984 at Ack, Depository)

SELECTED BIOGRAPHY SOURCES:

Biography and Genealogy Master Index.  Computerized index to many biographical reference sources.

Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 16 Vols. [plus suppls.] New York; Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1970-. Includes subject index. Topical articles are in volume 15. (Q141D5 in SEL Reference)

Directory of American Scholars: Historians.  (LA2311C362 in SUL Reference)  Vol. 1 includes capsule information about contemporary historians.  2002 edition most recent.

Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing. (Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999). (D14E581999 in SUL Reference)

Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists. 4 Vos. New York: Gale, 1995. (Q141N73 1995 in SUL Reference) Biographical articles, and includes an index by country of origin.

FINDING PRIMARY SOURCES AT OSU LIBRARIES
Check the library catalog for primary sources owned by OSU on specific subjects:

Sample subject headings:    Science -- History -- Sources
Physics -- History -- Sources

Also, you may limit a subject or word search to the following subject headings:  archives, correspondence, diaries, personal narratives.

SELECTED WEB SITES

Internet History of Science Sourcebook. A guide to selected web pages and web sites with texts and illustrations from many areas of the world.

History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine. A list of links collected and maintained at Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza.

Science and Technology Resources on the Internet: Selected Web Resources in the History of Science. Annotated and selected guide by Marianne Stowell Bracke and Paul J. Bracke.

BOOK REVIEW INDEXES:

In addition to the indexes above and the 2 below see also: http://library.osu.edu/sites/history/historyDBFP.php#Book_Reviews

Book Review Index. 1965-  (SUL Reference)  Indexes both scholarly and popular reviews.

JSTOR. www.jstor.org Online access and search of digitized journals in history and other fields. May limit a search to book reviews