Western Libraries

History of Medicine

Books

Western Libraries

Western Libraries collects e-books along with print books related to the history of medicine. You can find e-books and print books the same way, through Western's Library Catalogue (Omni). You can search by a known title or author, or by keyword or subject searching.

Western's Library Catalogue (Omni) uses the subject headings from the Library of Congress. Listed below are a few for Black history and literature that can be used for focused searching in the Subject field. We acknowledge that some subject headings contain offensive or discriminatory language. Please see Problematic Language in the Library Catalogue: Statement of Acknowledgement.

Digital Libraries

Several digital libraries offer access to books on the history of medicine in digital format. In certain cases, you have the option of downloading them as pdf files for personal use.