Research Databases
Skip to content

James Madison University
Libraries and Educational Technologies

LEO Library Catalog

      Locations & Hours
Research Databases & Resources
Printer Friendly Version
Off-Campus Access
History of Science Resources (all) 
 
Now Showing:   
 
Articles (from journals)
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
This is a great source for background information on any number of topics including history of science [more info]
Campus/Remote
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
An index with abstracts to more than 2000 periodicals on world history from 1450 to the present ... [more info]
Campus/Remote
History of Science, Technology and Medicine (OCLC)
Describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and... [more info]
Campus/Remote
WilsonWeb OmniFile (HW Wilson)
An index with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Books / Book Chapters
AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (McGraw-Hill)
Encylopedia articles, illustrations, definitions, biographies, bibliographies, and learning resources ... [more info]
Campus/Remote
LEO Library Catalog (JMU)
Search the JMU library catalog for books, videos, or microfilm. [more info]
Internet
WorldCat (OCLC)
Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Help / Research Guides
RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database of bibliographic... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Using Primary Sources
Curious on how to find and evaluated internet sources of primary materials? Check out this helpful guide. [more info]
Images
American Memory (Library of Congress)
Digitized collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress on American history and culture... [more info]
Internet
News Articles
New York Times: Historical (ProQuest)
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 3 years ago... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Primary Sources
JSTOR
Full online text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics... [more info]
Campus/Remote
U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)
  An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Reference Information
AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (McGraw-Hill)
Encylopedia articles, illustrations, definitions, biographies, bibliographies, and learning resources ... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Guide to Reference (ALA)
A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline... [more info]
Campus/Remote
History Resource Center: World (Gale)
A comprehensive collection of reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, primary sources, and images, maps and charts... [more info]
Campus/Remote
  
Related Links
RefWorks Handout
RefWorks Tutorials
See more History of Science Resources by type of information:
Articles (from journals)
Books / Book Chapters
Help / Research Guides
Images
News Articles
Primary Sources
Reference Information
Contact the History of Science Librarian:
D. Yvonne Jones