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History of Science, Medicine and Technology

Where to Start: Book Research

Searching library catalogs is the best place to start when looking for books. The links below are for searching UC Library Search, which you can use to search the UCLA Library Catalog, UC Libraries Catalog, and more. If you don't like searching in catalogs you can browse the shelves of the Research Library, the Science and Engineering Library, or the Biomedical library using the call numbers below. Just be aware that there are also relevant books in our off-site storage facility, SRLF.

Browsing in the Collections

style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">D- DX           History, General
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">E- F              History, America
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">G 149-570   Voyages
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style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">Q 124-144   History Science.
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style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QA 21-35     Math History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QB 15-44      Astronomy History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QC 6.9-19     Physics History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QD 11-31      Chemistry History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QE 11-26      Geology History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QH 11-45      Biology History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QK 15-45      Botany History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QL 15-45      Zoology History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QP 21-31      Physiology History
style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">QR 21-41      Microbiology History style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">R                   Medicine, General style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">RA                Public Aspects style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">                    of Medicine style="font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal;">T                  Technology, General

Online Catalogs

To find books in the UCLA Library and beyond, use the following catalogs:

UCLA

University of California and beyond

Selected E-books

In general, searching for electronic books is the same process as searching for print books. Start with the catalog. However, we do have access to some e-book collections that make it easier to browse. I will add individual, open access e-books having to do with the history of science, technology, or medicine as I come across them. Please suggest titles to add!