HIST 333: Health & Disease (Leech)

JSTOR. JSTOR is first and foremost a repository of journals; it stores every title back to its founding, which is often as early as the 19th century. To find primary sources from early medical journals:

• Start at the Advanced Search, then enter your disease into the search box
• Limit the publication date to the time period of interest
• Scroll down to select the relevant subject areas, which may include Biological Sciences, Health Sciences, Public Health, and/or Psychology

One good way to learn what the medical establishment thought about a disease in, say, the late 19th century is to find articles from medical journals that were published during that time period. Listed here are resources where you can find such articles, as well as tips for using those resources.

PubMed. If you're a pre-health major you'll know that PubMed is a premier database for contemporary medical research. However, it also indexes sources going back well over a century. To find articles from historical medical journals:

• Search the name of the disease, then filter your results to the relevant time period
• PubMed is not a full-text database, but Augustana will have much of what you need in full-text nonetheless. To locate the full-text of an article, click "Journals" on the library's home page, then search the title of the journal in which the article you want was published. Then follow the links to see if we have the year(s) you need
• If you are unable to locate the full text using the method above, you can also try ordering it through ILL or I-Share.

PsycINFO. PsycINFO is the major database for contemporary psychological research, but it indexes and provides the full-text of journals going back to the 19th century. To find primary sources:

• Type your chosen disease or psychological condition into the search box
• Open the drop-down menu next to the Publication Date and select "Specific date range," the enter the year(s) that interest you. (Month[s] and day[s] are optional)
• You can also narrow the years after conducting your search. To do that, filter by Publication Date on the left-hand side of the result list

American Periodicals Series. American Periodicals focuses on historical magazines and journals from the colonial period to roughly the 1930s. It includes medical journals along with many other types of publications. To find primary source articles from medical journals:

• Search your chosen disease
• Pay attention to the date(s) of coverage to ensure the articles you choose represent the time period you need
• Pay attention to the titles of the journals in the result list to ensure they're medicine-related
• N.b., articles from non-medical publications could also be helpful as long you're clear on the difference in purpose

Medline Ultimate. Medline Ultimate focuses on biomedical journals from the mid-19th century to the present. To find primary source articles:

• Search your chosen disease
• Use the filters to sort to the historical period you would like to research