LibGuides: History 291, Histories of Public Health and Biomedicine in the Global South: Research Resources

Reference Materials

Infectious Disease: A Very Short Introduction by Marta Wayne; Benjamin M. Bolker
ISBN: 9780199688937
African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker; Richard Rathbone
ISBN: 9780192802484
Publication Date: 2007-05-01

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Comprehensive reference database covering life sciences journal literature.

Includes abstracts from peer-reviewed academic journal articles in the fields of biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, pre-clinical and experimental medicine, pharmacology, zoology, agriculture, and veterinary medicine.; Citations and abstracts; 1985 - present
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Primary Source Resources

19th Century British Pamphlets Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains the most significant British pamphlets held in UK research libraries, providing researchers with an immensely rich and coherent corpus of primary sources with which to study the socio-political and economic landscape of 19th century Britain.

Full-text; 1800 - 1900
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of scholarly journal literature

Interdisciplinary journal archive of titles in the arts, botany, business, ecology, general science, history, mathematics, and the social sciences. Many journal runs go back to the 19th century and before with subject coverage going back to the medieval period and up to within 3-5 years of current (depending on journal title).; Full-text and full image; Varies by title; current within 3-5 years; Coverage is constantly expanding with the addition of more scholarly journals to the collection. Moving wall publishes to within 3-5 years of most titles that are still in publication.
Times Digital Archives, 1785-2012 This link opens in a new window
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Full-text; 1785 - 2012
19th Century British Library Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of national and regional newspapers of Victorian Britain carefully selected by an editorial board from the British Library and providing a broad yet detailed view of British life in the 19th century.

Full-text; 1800 - 1900
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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New York Times Historical Newspaper & Index This link opens in a new window
Full-text (with illustrations and graphics) since 1851, with additional years added as they are digitized.

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History 291, Histories of Public Health and Biomedicine in the Global South: Research Resources

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