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Located on the first floor of the library, the Reference Collection is a non-circulating collection
of materials in both print and electronic format. The print collection is found in the tall stacks behind
the Textbook Collection and are shelved alphabetically by title. The Reference collection is arranged by the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
classification scheme. Indexes and Abstracts, also located on the
tall stacks, are shelved alphabetically by title. Electronic
resources can be found on the Clinical Workstation desktop in the workstation area adjacent to the
Reference area. The holdings can be found by searching Acorn and are indicated by the item type
REF.
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 in the tall stacks near the elevators. 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 Textbook Collection is a non-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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