Tuesday 1 March 2011

Directory of HPS-related (History and Philosophy of Science) special collections in the University of Cambridge

This directory indicates the locations of key HPS-related special collections (rare books/manuscripts/papers) of the University of Cambridge.

Its purpose is to assist researchers in negotiating the many different ways in which Cambridge collections are described/catalogued (or not catalogued). Rather than an exhaustive catalogue, it simply provides a starting point for researchers, enabling them to browse the vast range of HPS-related library materials that exist in Cambridge.

You can search the directory by keyword, or browse the collections by library, personal name or by subject.

The website can be found at: http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/library/directory/ It was created by the Whipple Librarian, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, with the help of other librarians in the University of Cambridge.