MEDICINE A guide to resources
St John’s College Library www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library
Resources for Medicine BOOKS Works of use to medical students are classified and shelved in two locations.
Works on biology are located on the Mezzanine, with classmarks beginning QH-QR. The oversize sequence precedes the main sequence. The general arrangement is as follows:
General biology QH 426-470
Genetics
QH 573-671
Cytology
Human anatomy QM 1-511
Human anatomy (general)
QM 531-549
Regional anatomy
QM 550-577.8
Histology
QM 601-695
Human embryology
Physiology
QP 1-345
Physiology (general)
QP 351-495
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
QP 501-801
Animal biochemistry
QP 901-981
Experimental pharmacology
Microbiology QR 1-74.5
Microbiology (general)
QR 75-99.5
Bacteria
QR 180-189.5
Immunology
QR 355-502
Virology
Works on medicine are located on the Second Floor (Chapel Wing), with classmarks beginning R. The oversize sequence precedes the main sequence. The general arrangement is as follows:
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
JOURNALS Details of the Library’s journal holdings, listed by subject, are available via the website:
www.joh.cam.ac.uk/journals
Relevant titles include:
Classmark:
Holdings:
Annual Review of Biochemistry
QD 415.A5
Vol. 78- (2009-)
ANN (in Basement)
Vol. 37-77 (1968-2008)
QD 505.A5
Vol. 39- (2010-)
ANN (in Basement)
Vol. 1-38 (1972-2009)
RC 346.A5
Vol. 13- (1990-)
ANN (in Basement)
Vol. 1-12 (1978-1989)
RM 1.A5
Vol. 30- (1990-)
ANN (in Basement)
Vol. 15-29 (1975-1989)
QP 1.A5
Vol. 72- (2010-)
ANN (in Basement)
Vol. 37-71 (1975-2009)
R 31.B7
Vol. 48-104 (1992-2012)
BRI (in Basement)
Vol. 20-47 (1964-1991)
Annual Review of Biophysics
Annual Review of Neuroscience
Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Annual Review of Physiology
British Medical Bulletin
Essays in Biochemistry
QD 415.E8
Vol. 47- (2010-)
ESS (in Basement)
Vol. 1-46 (1965-2009)
Nature
NAT (in Basement)
Vol. 217-523 (1968-2015)
Science
SCI (in Basement)
Vol. 207-334 (1980-2011)
Scientific American
SCI (in Basement)
Vol. 220-320 (1969-2019)
Trends in Biochemical Sciences
TRE (in Basement)
Vol. 10-36 (1985-2011)
Recent, unbound issues are shelved in the Ground Floor Periodicals Area. Runs of bound journals are generally shelved in the Penrose section on the Second Floor (before the main sequences). Older volumes are shelved in Chapel Basement.
E-journals can be searched via Cambridge LibGuides: libguides.cam.ac.uk
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES The Cambridge University Medical Library provides links to a variety of online databases and other electronic resources on its website: library.medschl.cam.ac.uk/research-support/databases/
Recommended resources include:
Cochrane Libraries
MEDLINE
NHS Evidence
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Recommendations The College Library aims to provide all works necessary for Part One courses, and a selection of the most important works required for Part Two. We receive reading lists from the departmental libraries in advance of each academic year, and continually update the Library collections in response to requests from directors of studies, supervisors and students. You can recommend an item by using the online recommendation form (www.joh.cam.ac.uk/item-recommendations) or by filling in a recommendation form at the Issue Desk. All reasonable requests will be considered. If texts you require for your course are not available in the College Library, please talk to a member of Library staff.
Staff If you have any difficulty in tracing the material you need, whether in printed or electronic format, please ask a member of Library staff for assistance. The Issue Desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.