Organization Type: Library Address: 82 Avenue de Provence City: Lausanne Zip / Postal Code: 1007 Country: Switzerland Telephone Number: +41 21 314 70 52 Fax Number: +00 41 21 314 70 55 Abstract: The Institute of Humanities in Medicine (IHM) was founded in 1989 as the University Institute for the History of Medicine and Public Health (IUHMSP) and is part of Lausanne University Hospital. Its library and special collection followed right after and opened their doors to the public in 1990. Today, with total holdings of almost 60’000 catalogued titles and medical heritage objects, the library is the reference centre for research and studies in its subject area. Holdings: Total holdings: 60’000 items ; Print materials: 57’000 titles ; Print materials prior to 1801: 1’356 titles ; 19th century print materials: 7’300 titles ; Journal titles: 200 ; Medical heritage collection (medical instruments, devices, iconographic and audiovisual documents, etc.): 3’000 items Contact Name, Title: Magdalena Czartoryjska Meier, Head Librarian/Collection Curator Contact Telephone Number: +41 21 314 70 52 Contact Email Address: magdalena.czartoryjska-meier@chuv.ch Web Site: https://bihm.lescollections.ch/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medical Ethics, History of Medicine [show all 11] Organization Type: Library Address: 3330 Hospital Dr NW City: Calgary State Or Province: Alberta Zip / Postal Code: T2N 4N1 Country: Canada Telephone Number: 403-220-6855 Abstract: The Mackie Family History of Neuroscience collection includes 2500 books and journal articles spanning over 350 years in the development of neuroscience and is of national and international significance. The earliest volume is Jean Fernel’s De Abditis Rerum Causis Libri Duo. Editio postrema, published in 1560 by Andream Wechel, Paris. Other highlights include Rene Descartes’s classic 1662 work, De Homine, and the rare first neurological text, Cerebri Anatome, published in 1662, written by Thomas Willis, the “Father of Neurology” and illustrated by Christopher Wren. Holdings: The Mackie Family History of Neuroscience collection has 2500 books and journal articles. Some volumes for conservation reasons, reside in Special Collections at the Taylor Family Digital Library on the University of Calgary's main campus. Contact Name, Title: Susan Powelson, Director, Health Sciences, Libraries and Cultural Resources Contact Telephone Number: 403 220 6855 Contact Email Address: susan.powelson@ucalgary.ca Web Site: https://science.ucalgary.ca/neuroscience Collection Subject Strengths: History of Neurology, History of Neurosurgery, History of Neurosciences
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