scholarly journals Whatever happened to William Osler's library?

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Christopher Lyons ◽  
David S Crawford
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Grant Program ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mcgill University ◽  
Travel Grant ◽  
William Osler

Sir William Osler bequeathed his library to McGill University in 1919, and the 8000 volumes arrived in Montreal a decade later. Then, as now, the collection consisted of both primary works (rare books) and secondary commentaries, and current works on the history of the health sciences. In the last 80 years, the collection has grown considerably, and the library now adds about 1000 books each year, mainly current publications, and receives 200 current serial titles. The Osler Library, which is one of the largest "history of medicine" libraries in the world and the largest in Canada, tries to collect current material on the history of the health sciences from all over the world and attempts to collect all medical history published in Canada. The Osler offers its resources to researchers through its Web site, publications, and Research Travel Grant program.

scholarly journals The Osler Library of the History of Medicine: Mcgill’s Medical Memory

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Lyons ◽  
David Crawford
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mcgill University ◽  
Travel Grant ◽  
Rare Books ◽  
William Osler

Sir william Osler bequeathed his library to Mcgill University in 1919; a decade later, the 8000 volumes arrived in Montreal. Then, as now, the collection consisted of primary works (“rare books”), secondary commentaries, and current works on the history of the health sciences. In the last 80 years the collection has grown considerably and the library now adds about 1,000 books to its collection yearly (mainly current publications) and receives 200 current serial titles. The Osler Library is one of the largest “history of medicine” libraries in the world and the largest of its kind in Canada. The library tries to collect current material on the history of the health sciences from all over the world and attempts to collect all medical history published in Canada. The Osler offers its resources to researchers and students through its website, publications and Research Travel grant programme.

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Global History ◽  
Current State ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Medical Traditions

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. In recent decades, the history of medicine has emerged as a rich and mature sub-discipline within history, but the strength of the field has not precluded vigorous debates about methods, themes, and sources. Bringing together over thirty international scholars, this book provides a constructive overview of the current state of these debates, and offers new directions for future scholarship. There are three sections: the first explores the methodological challenges and historiographical debates generated by working in particular historical ages; the second explores the history of medicine in specific regions of the world and their medical traditions, and includes discussion of the ‘global history of medicine’; the final section analyses, from broad chronological and geographical perspectives, both established and emerging historical themes and methodological debates in the history of medicine.

scholarly journals Osler Centenary Papers: Osler, inscribed

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (1130) ◽  
pp. 637-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary K K Hague-Yearl
Keyword(s):  
Medical History ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Book Trade ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mcgill University ◽  
William Osler ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Made In

BackgroundAs the centenary of Sir William Osler’s death approaches on 29 December 2019, it is worth pausing to reflect on the relationship between the Osler Library of the History of Medicine at McGill University and the image of William Osler, for the two are arguably inextricable. When Osler died he had not yet completed his library, yet his donation to McGill included nearly 8000 volumes that represented the foundations of western medicine. The Osler Library now boasts over 100 000 titles and is recognised globally as a centre for the study of medical history.MethodsThe approach taken here was to examine inscriptions in the books that William Osler bequeathed to the McGill Medical Facultyin order to learn more about William Osler, the man.ResultsBy examining inscriptions William Osler and others made in his books, it was possible to learn more about how Osler interacted with his friends, his patients, and also his books.ConclusionIt is argued that these inscriptions are as instructive as they are enriching. They reveal information about Osler’s priorities and his personal and professional relationships; future scholars will likely find it useful to examine inscriptions more broadly, to gain insight into such topics as the book trade and world events.

Perspectives of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Eugene Nagel
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Disaster Medicine ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Look Ahead ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Relative Resources ◽  
Proper Response

Many of the world leaders in emergency medicine and in disaster medicine systems have made advances in these fields, and I compliment them on the accomplishments that I have seen over the years. Dr. Safar charged me to look ahead, if that is possible, and offer some perspective—obviously my own—on the next five to ten years. Hopefully, our future can be controlled in certain limits. Toynbee philosophized that when new and unanticipated challenges are presented, they represent great opportunity for response. If we fail to respond or if we respond in an inappropriate way, we may become a fossil in history—in this case, in the history of medicine. I have attempted to look at important challenges that I see in emergency medicine, and to predict from these a course that I think represents a proper response.The first challenge, one that you have heard of before, clearly is the most important one. It is the challenge of limited or relative resources. The term “relative” means that fraction of a country's or region's output or wherewithall that is available in a logical or rational way for emergency medicine.

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