Collection Development Manual > Libraries & Collections > Central Library > Medicine
Medicine
- 610 Medical sciences; Medicine
- 611 Human anatomy, cytology, histology
- 612 Human physiology
- 612.1 Blood and circulation
- 612.2 Respiration
- 612.3 Digestion
- 612.4 Secretion, excretion, related functions
- 612.6 Reproduction, development, maturation
- 612.7 Motor functions and skin (integument), hair, nails
- 612.8 Nervous functions; Sensory functions
- 613 Promotion of health
- 613.2 Dietetics, nutrition
- 613.6 Special topics
- 613.7 Physical fitness
- 613.8 Substance abuse (Drug abuse), smoking
- 613.9 Birth control and sex hygiene
- 614 Incidence & prevention of disease
- 615 Pharmacology & therapeutics, prescription drugs
- 616 Diseases
- 616.1 Diseases of the cardiovascular system
- 616.2 Diseases of the respiratory system
- 616.3 Diseases of the digestive system
- 616.4 Diseases of the blood-forming, lymphatic, glandular systems; Diseases of the endocrine system
- 616.5 Diseases of the skin, hair, nails
- 616.6 Diseases of the urogenital system; Diseases of the urinary system
- 616.7 Diseases of the musckloskeletal system
- 616.8 Diseases of the nervous system and mental disorders
- 616.9 Other diseases
- 616.99 Cancer
- 617 Surgery & other medical specialties
- 617.1 Wounds and injuries
- 617.2 Results of injuries
- 617.3 Orthopedics
- 617.4 Surgery by systems
- 617.5 Regional medicine; Regional surgery
- 617.6 Dentistry
- 617.7 Ophthalmology
- 617.8 Otology and audiology
- 617.9 Geriatric, pediatric, military, plastic surgery, transplantation of tissue and organs, anesthesiology
- 618 Gynecology & other medical specialties
- 619 Experimental medicine
The Medicine collection covers human anatomy, cell and tissue biology, human physiology, health promotion, incidence and prevention of disease, mental health and mental disorders, pharmacology, surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, dietetics, substance abuse, birth control, sex hygiene, physical fitness, forensic medicine (including forensic anthropology), and related subjects.
Reference materials in the collection range from guides to prescription and non-prescription drugs, medical dictionaries and encyclopedias, information on alternative medicine, works on history of medicine, textbooks on specific disciplines of medicine, and biographies of medical pioneers.
The library strives for currency in the Medicine collection, as information in this subject area changes quickly.
Materials in the Medicine collection are generally aimed at the layperson, and include items that are helpful for health care consumers, high school and college students, general readers, and people researching a particular aspect of medicine and the history of medicine, diseases, or related subjects. The collection includes a few basic professional texts for medical and nursing students, but does not aim to be a comprehensive resource for students or professionals.
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The Psychology collection contains many items which relate to mental health, mental diseases and disorders, and the practice of treating mental ailments. Materials on bioethics and medical ethics in general are located in the Philosophy collection. Materials about sports that do not focus primarily on the health aspects of physical activity are located in the Sports collection. At Central Library, these collections are kept in the Humanities rooms.