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HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE: A GUIDE TO INFORMATION RESOURCES

KCMA Online Catalog

Useful Library of Congress SUBJECT HEADINGS for this topic:

Constructive realism
Logical positivism
Mechansim (philosophy)
Naturalism
Philosophy and science
Science--history
Science--philiosophy
Science indicators
System theory

Useful CALL NUMBERS on this subject:
B1-5802Philosophy (general)QE21-22Geology--biographies(general)
BD10-701Speculative PhilosophyQH14.3Natural History--philosophy (general)
Q 125Science--history (general)QH15-21Natural History--history (general)
Q130Women scientistsQH26-31Natural History--biographies (general)
Q141- 143.8Biographies of scientists (general)QH305-305.2Biology--history (general)
QA7-10.4Philosophy of Mathematics (general)QH331Philosophy of Biology
QA21-27History of Mathematics (general)QH428-428.2Genetics--history
QA28-29Biographies of Mathematicians (general)QH429-429.2Genetics--biographies
QB14.5Astronomy-philosophy (general)QK 15-21Botany--history(general)
QB15-33Astronomy--history(general) QK 26-31Botany--biographies (general)
QB35-36Astronomy--biographies(general) QL15-21Zoology--history (general)
QC5.6-6.8Physics--philosophy (general)QL26-31Zoology--biographies (general)
QC6.9-9Physics--history (general)QM11Human Anatomy--history(general)
QC15-16Physics--biographies <(general)/td>QM16Human Anatomy--biographies(general)
QD6Chemistry--philosophy(general) QP21Physiology--history(general)
QD11-18Chemistry--history (general)QP25-26Physiology--biographies(general)
QD21-22Chemistry--biographies (general)QR21-22Microbiology--history (general
QE6Geology--philosophy QR30-31Microbiology--biographie(general)s
QE11-13Geology--history<(general)/td>

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REFERENCE RESOURCES

R Q125 .B945 2004The History of Science and Technology: A Browser's Guide to the Great Discoveries, Inventions, and the People Who Made Them, from the Dawn of Time to Today
R Q125 .H557 1988The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science
R Q125 .O86 2003The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
R WZ 40 S35 1959 Medical Discoveries: Who and When; A Dictionary Listing Thousands of Medical and Related Scientific Discoveries in Alphabetical Order

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ELECTRONIC INDEXES/DATABASES
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History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
a resource for the history of science, technology, and medicine, and their influence on culture, from pre-history to the present.
Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science (Oxford Reference. Science)
presents an unparalleled history of the field invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technology, ideas, discoveries, and learned institutions that have shaped our world over the past five centuries. Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the articles cover all disciplines, historical periods, concepts, and methodologies and philosophies.
A Dictionary of Scientists (Oxford Reference. Science)
From Archimedes and Copernicus to Stephen Hawking and Stephen Jay Gould, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available. Spanning over 2,500 years, it covers all areas of science, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology
Electronic Journals Center
Full-text indexing service for over 2000 online scholarly and research journals
Science Citation Index
Covers over 6,000 major journals in over 150 scientific disciplines
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
includes articles on people, concepts, books, and other topics in philosophy
Electronic Journals on this subject
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OhioLINK Electronic Journals
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (1998-)
Foundations of Science (1995-)
Journal for General Philosophy of Science (1997-2004)
Metascience (1998-)
Perspectives on Science (1998-)
Science in Context (2002-)
Theory and Decision (1996-)

Academic Search Complete
Annals of Science (1975-1 year ago)
Osiris (1998-)
Philosophy of Science (1993-)
Skeptic (1995-)

OhioLINK Open Access Journals
Theory and Science (2000-)
INTERNET RESOURCES ON THIS TOPIC
Below are some related sites on the World Wide Web:
PhilSci Archive
http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/
"an electronic archive for preprints in the philosophy of science. It is offered as a free service to the philosophy of science community. The goal of the Archive is to promote communication in the field by the rapid dissemination of new work.

History of Science Links
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/10-HisSci/links/
Maintained by Dr. Robert A. Hatch of the University of Florida, this site provides links to a wide variety of resources on the history of science"

History and Philosophy of Science Internet Resources
http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/hps/internet.html
"The purpose of this guide is to list relevant sites relating to the History and Philosophy of Science on the Internet. This is not a comprehensive guide or gateway but rather a starting point to information in the area.

Intute: Arts and Humanities: History and Philosophy of Science
http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/hps/
A database of History and Philosophy of Science resources which have been selected, evaluated and described by subject specialists.

Science Odyssey (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/
A Science Odyssey reviews the last 100 years of discovery in Medicine and Health, Physics and Astronomy, Human Behavior, Technology, Earth and Life Sciences. Focus is on breadth, not depth of coverage. .