Sources for Background Information
Searching the Library Catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - antibiotic, biochem?, molecul?, etc.
Search tips for the library catalogue
| Truncation symbol: |
? |
e.g. medic? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words medicine, medical, medics, etc. |
| Phrase searching: |
"___" |
e.g. "One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest |
| Boolean operators: |
(), AND, OR, NOT
default: AND |
e.g. literature and (physicians or doctors) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word literature and either physicians or doctors |
Search the Library Catalogue
You can also browse the Catalogue, or the shelves of the Osler Library at the following call numbers (note that there are a few items in the Life Sciences Library as well)
| Call Number |
Subject |
| N to NC |
Medicine in the visual arts, architecture, drawing and illustration |
| WM 49 |
Art and literature as related to psychiatry |
| WZ 330 |
Medicine as depicted in art and literature |
| WZ 350 |
Literary and artistic works by physicians and other association items |
Core and additional databases
Selected Internet Sites
- Art Annotations A listing of artists and their works related to medical themes, with links to digital images of the described works.
- Film Annotations Films listed by title dealing with aspects of medicine, health and disability.
- Image Collections A listing of sites and databases of visual images related to medicine and medical history maintained by the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University.
- Literature Annotations Literary works listed by author and title.
- Medical Humanities New York University's list of links to sites about medicine related to the arts and humanities, including journals, databases and societies.
- Recent Dissertations in the Medical Humanities Index of dissertations organised by topics, such as "Art and Medicine" and "Literature/Theatre and Art". Please check Proquest Dissertations and Theses using the link above to look for the full text of items listed here.
- Roster of Physician Writers An annotated list of physicians who have published at least one book of creative writing.
- Global Alliance for Arts & Health A non-profit U.S. organization dedicated to advancing arts as integral to healthcare.
Other Resources
