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Located on the first floor of the library, the Reference Collection is a non-circulating collection
of print materials. This collection is located in the tall stacks beyond the first floor study carrels. The Reference collection is arranged by the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
classification scheme. The holdings of the Reference Collection can be found by searching Acorn and are indicated by the item type REF. Additionally, electronic resources are accessible from any desktop through the Eskind Biomedical Library's Digital Library.
Materials included in the Reference Collection are selected based on their suitability to support
the quick-answer and factual needs of users. Examples of the types of materials and the subject
areas covered within the collection are listed below.
Types
| General Works |
Encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, directories |
| Bibliographies |
Guides to the literature |
| Dictionaries |
General and specialized, terminology, syndromes, foreign language |
| Directories |
Health professionals, organizations, facilities, educational, biographical |
| Funding Sources |
Grants and foundations, educational support, fellowships, scholarships |
| Tests |
Critiques and evaluations |
| Statistical Compilations |
Morbidity, mortality, vital, diagnosis and procedure, manpower |
| Handbooks and manuals |
General and clinical specialties, style and publications guides, basic science |
| Indexes and abstracts (print) and electronic databases |
Bibliographic and Full-Text |
Subjects
| Corporate information about healthcare industry |
Products, devices, companies |
| Health legislation, regulation, standards |
Government publications, professional organizations, commercial sources |
| Drug and chemical information |
Prescription and non-prescription, adverse effects and interactions, toxic effects of industrial chemicals and commercial products, U.S. and foreign pharmacopoeias, textbooks |
| Serial abbreviation and journal lists |
Serial names and publishers |
| Education guides |
Fellowship and residency program guides |
Textbook Collection
This non-circulating collection, also arranged by NLM Classification,
contains a selection of medical textbooks. The Textbook Collection is located on the first floor of
the library to the left of the Reference Collection. It is composed of one or two textbooks within
most major medical and nursing subject areas, and is a subset of the much more in-depth resources
found in the third floor circulating collection. The holdings of this collection can be found by searching Acorn and are indicated by
the item type TEXTBOOK.
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