{"id":2253,"date":"2018-06-18T13:19:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T17:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medlib\/?page_id=2253"},"modified":"2018-07-10T10:47:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T14:47:07","slug":"call-numbers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medlib\/portals\/camed\/textbooks\/call-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Call Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Alumni Medical Library book collection is arranged following the the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Call Number System listed below. When searching the Library&#8217;s collection for books remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Books are grouped by subject, so after you have located a pertinent title in the Library Catalog make sure to check around the area of your selected book for other related titles.<\/li>\n<li>Call Numbers can be long and complicated so be sure to copy them completely from the catalog before hunting in the book stacks.<\/li>\n<li>All books are shelved on the 12th floor. Circulating books, or books you can take out, are on the open shelves.<span>\u00a0<\/span>Reserve and reference books are located behind the service desk: these materials may not be taken out of the library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h4>Pre-clinical Sciences<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>QS Human Anatomy, Embryology<\/li>\n<li>QT Human Physiology, Hygiene<\/li>\n<li>QU Biochemistry<\/li>\n<li>QV Pharmacology<\/li>\n<li>QW Bacteriology and Immunology<\/li>\n<li>QX Parasitology<\/li>\n<li>QY Clinical Pathology<\/li>\n<li>QZ Pathology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h4>Medicine<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>W Medical Profession<\/li>\n<li>WA Public Health<\/li>\n<li>WB Practice of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>WC Infectious Diseases<\/li>\n<li>WD 100 Deficiency Disease<\/li>\n<li>WD 200 Metabolic Disease<\/li>\n<li>WD 300 Diseases of Allergy<\/li>\n<li>WD 400 Animal Poisoning<\/li>\n<li>WD 500 Plant Poisoning<\/li>\n<li>WD 600 Diseases Caused by Physical Agents<\/li>\n<li>WD 700 Aviation and Space Medicine<\/li>\n<li>WE Musculoskeletal System<\/li>\n<li>WF Respiratory System<\/li>\n<li>WG Cardiovascular System<\/li>\n<li>WH Hemic and Lymphatic System<\/li>\n<li>WI Gastrointestinal System<\/li>\n<li>WJ Urogenital System<\/li>\n<li>WK Endocrine System<\/li>\n<li>WL Nervous System<\/li>\n<li>WM Psychiatry<\/li>\n<li>WN Radiology<\/li>\n<li>WO Surgery<\/li>\n<li>WP Gynecology<\/li>\n<li>WQ Obstetrics<\/li>\n<li>WR Dermatology<\/li>\n<li>WS Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li>WT Geriatrics, Chronic Diseases<\/li>\n<li>WU Dentistry, Oral Surgery<\/li>\n<li>WV Ear, Nose, Throat<\/li>\n<li>WX Hospitals<\/li>\n<li>WW Ophthalmology<\/li>\n<li>WY Nursing<\/li>\n<li>WZ History of Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h4>Other Fields<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A Encyclopedias<\/li>\n<li>BF Psychology<\/li>\n<li>C,D,E,F Directories<\/li>\n<li>G Atlases<\/li>\n<li>GN Anthropology<\/li>\n<li>HA Statistics<\/li>\n<li>HB Population Statistics<\/li>\n<li>HM Sociology<\/li>\n<li>HQ Family, Relationships<\/li>\n<li>HV Social Welfare<\/li>\n<li>L Education<\/li>\n<li>P General Dictionaries<\/li>\n<li>QA Mathematics<\/li>\n<li>QC Physics<\/li>\n<li>QD Chemistry<\/li>\n<li>QH Biology<\/li>\n<li>QL Zoology<\/li>\n<li>QT Physiology<\/li>\n<li>S Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>SF Veterinary Medicine<\/li>\n<li>T Technology<\/li>\n<li>U Military Science<\/li>\n<li>V Naval Science<\/li>\n<li>Z Bibliographies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alumni Medical Library book collection is arranged following the the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Call Number System listed below. 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