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History of Science Searching & Research Guide

Guide to Searching & Research in the history of science, technology & medicine

Browse to Find Books on Your Topic

BROWSE BIZZELL STACK & DECKS

Use the CALL NUMBER of a book you have already found to locate more books from Bizzell stacks (Library of Congress call numbers) and Bizzell decks (Dewey Decimal call numbers).  See locations in Bizzell library here  

 

CALL NUMBERS & SUBJECT AREAS

How do call numbers relate to subject areas? See these lists:

 

BROWSE THE RESEARCH GUIDES

Browse the other History of Science Guides to get an idea of books available in your topic. 

Search the Local Catalog for Books (Secondary Sources)

Example Search:   book on alchemy
 

1. Enter INITIAL SEARCH TERMS

2. REVISE SEARCH by changing terms (Change from ANY FIELD to TITLE or AUTHOR in main search box; or select Language/Publication Year in boxes at right)

3. TWEAK MY RESULTS -  Refine search by selecting from options listed at left (for example, Limit to Physical Copy, or Location)  

See more about limiting to Location in box at right.