Medicine

Reference and Circulating Books Electronic Books Periodicals Websites Subject Headings Additional Materials

Reference and Circulating Books:

The MPC Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System (LC System) to organize its collections. Books about Medicine are shelved in the R section.
Below are the subclasses:
R – Medicine (General)
RA – Public Aspects of Medicine
RB – Pathology
RC – Internal Medicine
RD – Surgery
RE – Ophthalmology
RF – Otorhinolaryngology
RG – Gynecology and Obstetrics
RJ – Pediatrics
RK – Dentistry
RL – Dermatology
RM – Therapeutics, Pharmacology
RS – Pharmacy and Material Medica
RT – Nursing
RV – Botanic, Thomsonian, and Eclectic Medicine
RX – Homeopathy
RZ – Other Systems of Medicine

For a more detailed information about this class, go to http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco

Reference books are located on the main (second) floor, and circulating books are located on the third floor.

Electronic Books:

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A Clinical Approach to Medicine	ebooks
Harrison's Manual of Medicine	ebooks
Managing Healthcare Information Systems with Web-Enabled Technologies	ebooks
PDQ Evidence-Based Principles and Practice	ebooks
Truth, Trust and Medicine	ebooks

Periodicals:

Websites:

Anatomy Atlases	http://anatomyatlases.org/
Easy-to-Read Health and Medical Sites	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_easytoread.html
Healthatoz - The Search Engine for Health and Medicine	http://www.healthatoz.com/
InteliHealth - Johns Hopkins Health	http://www.intelihealth.com/
The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition	http://www.merckhomeedition.com/
The New England Journal of Medicine	http://content.nejm.org/

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