Medical Literature
PubMed is the major source for medical articles from 1947-. Harvard's Countway Library of Medicine has created this PubMed tutorial; the National Library of Medicine has lots of helpful information as well.
- For pre-1947 articles see the Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office.
Web of Science Citation Indexes (1900- ) articles in all areas of science. Includes medical articles not in PubMed.
- You can use the Cited Reference search in the Web of Science find primary source articles that cite a specified article, thus getting an idea of its reception among scholars (find out who cited it in their own work). More information.
JSTOR offers full-text of complete runs of over 400 journals- but does not contain the most recent 5 years.
- JSTOR allows simultaneous or individual searching; it can search full-text (optional); contains numerous journals in a variety of fields of science and medicine. Searches the "Notes and News" sections of journals (Science is especially rich in this material). In Advanced Search choose Item Type: Miscellaneous to limit largely to "Notes and News".
Defining Gender Online: Five Centuries of Advice Literature for Men and Women (1450-1910).
Twentieth Century Advice Literature: North American Guides on Race, Sex, Gender, and the Family.
Medical Heritage Library. Information about the Medical Heritage Library
The following are the major US and British medical weekly periodicals. The online sources, other than HathiTrust and the Medical Heritage Library for pre-1923 issues, contain articles only, not advertisements. For post1922 ads, you can browse the paper copies.
US
Journal of the American Medical Association. (later called JAMA)
Cabot Science PER 4430 (1973:Nov.-Dec.-2007)
Microforms (Lamont) | Film S 3378 (1883-1920)
Widener | Sci 3320.6 (1921-2006)
HOLLIS record with additional locations
Online access
The New England journal of medicine.
Cabot Science | PER 5850 Current issues on display: General section
Widener | Sci 3320.3 Current Issues: Periodicals Reading Room
HOLLIS record with additional locations
Online access
Continues the:
Boston medical and surgical journal. 1828-1928.
Widener | Sci 3320.3
HOLLIS record with additional locations
Online (1828-1922)
Britain
British medical journal, 1857-1980.
Countway Medicine | Serial
Online (1857-1980)
HOLLIS record with additional locations
Lancet (London, England), 1823-
Online (1823- ) Articles, not page images
Online via HathiTrust (1823-1921) Page images
Cabot Science | PER 5080 (1969-2007, some,issues missing) [North American, 1966- ]
HOLLIS record with additional locations