Online Resources at the Wellcome Library

Theories and Methods: Literature, Science and Medicine

25 March 2010

Jennifer Phillips-Bacher

Assistant Librarian

Tools for research

•What’s available?Wellcome Library catalogueWellcome ImagesArchives + ManuscriptsElectronic ResourcesDigitised Collections

•How do I find and access them?

•Tips and tricks

Wellcome Library catalogue

•Use controlled vocabulary, subject search, and asterisks to fine-tune your search

•Genre index includes much more than unicorns (asylum reports, comic books, web sites)

•Save records for email or export

•Save searches to your account

•New acquisitions via RSS

Wellcome Images

•Use the Lightbox to save and email your selected images

•All images are Creative Commons licensed for private study, theses, personal use

Archives + Manuscripts

•Archives + Manuscripts catalogue contains

all descriptive and contextual information

•Ongoing archives digitisation programme

•A+M workshophighly recommended

Electronic Resources

•Access throughLibrary catalogueDatabases and Electronic JournalsRemote Access

•Have a citation? Use Article Finder

•Browser add-ons and gadgets

Digitisation Projects

•Recipe books

•Aids posters

•Mary Toft collection

•Wellcome Film

Questions?

Tel: +44 (0)20 7611 8722Email: library@wellcome.ac.uk

Workshops