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Below you will find a few suggestions for searching this topic. These suggestions aren't the only way to find materials, but they may help to get you started.
Mumps
I. Find Background
Reference Source: The Cambridge World History of Human Disease
II. Search the library catalog
To find scientific (medical) texts, histories, and “popular” materials (written for non-specialists) along with some primary sources.
- Open the Library Catalog
- Search terms: Mumps OR "MMR vaccine" OR "MMR vaccination"
- Note: For more precise searching, you can also Limit Your Search (left-hand menu) by Subject and more to see all the subheadings.
III. Find current Scholarly Journal Articles (secondary sources)
- Database: SocIndex
- On the first line, type: Mumps OR "MMR vaccine" OR "MMR vaccination"
- On the second line, add the term "history"
IV. Find current and historical “popular” (i.e. written for the general public, rather than for specialists) articles about mumps
Current articles:
- Database: Proquest Research Library Search tips:
Enter your search terms: mumps;
From the list of results, filter to Magazines; and select a time period;
Under Publication Titles, select "more" to select specific magazine titles of interest;
(Note: if you add the MMR or vaccine you will miss out on articles on just the disease).
Historical Articles:
- Database: Proquest Historical Newspapers.
Select the Advanced Search;
Add your search terms: Mumps;
Scroll down to choose Document types (Articles, Advertisements maybe?);
If you wish, use the date limits on the right to restrict your results to a particular date range. - Database: American Magazines
This database contains periodicals published between 1740 and 1940, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines and many other historically-significant periodicals.Search tips:
Select the Advanced Search;
Add your search terms: mumps;
Scroll down to choose Document type(s);
V. Find more articles about the history of mumps
This will includes some historical articles that may be considered primary sources (how the condition was understood at various points in history).