How do I find printed Health Sciences Library books & journals on the shelves?
Print journals are shelved alphabetically by title. Issues from the current year are shelved separately from those published in earlier years. Books are arranged on the shelves according to a classification scheme developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The main NLM divisions are:
| QS |
Human anatomy |
| QT |
Physiology |
| QU |
Biochemistry |
| QV |
Pharmacology |
| QW |
Microbiology and immunology |
| QX |
Parasitology |
| QY |
Clinical pathology |
| QZ |
Pathology |
| W |
Medical profession (including education) |
| WA |
Public health and health administration |
| WB |
Medicine general |
| WC |
Infectious diseases, AIDS |
| WD |
Deficiency and metabolic diseases, allergy, aerospace medicine |
| WE |
Musculoskeletal system |
| WF |
Respiratory system |
| WG |
Cardiovascular system |
| WH |
Haemic and lymphatic systems |
| WI |
Gastrointestinal system |
| WJ |
Urogenital system |
| WK |
Endocrine system |
| WL |
Nervous system |
| WM |
Psychiatry |
| WN |
Radiology and medical imaging |
| WO |
Surgery |
| WP |
Gynaecology |
| WQ |
Obstetrics |
| WR |
Dermatology |
| WS |
Paediatrics |
| WT |
Geriatrics and chronic disease |
| WU |
Dentistry and oral surgery |
| WV |
Otorhinolaryngology |
| WW |
Ophthalmology |
| WX |
Hospitals and other health facilities |
| WY |
Nursing |
| WZ |
History of medicine |
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