VETERINARY MEDICINE A guide to resources
St John’s College Library www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library
Resources for Veterinary Medicine BOOKS Works of use to students of veterinary medicine are classified and shelved in two locations.
The main Veterinary Medicine collection is located on the Second Floor (Chapel Wing), with classmarks beginning SF. The general arrangement is as follows:
SF 1-599
Animal culture (includes nutrition and breeding)
SF 600-1100
Veterinary medicine
Works on biology are located on the Mezzanine, with classmarks beginning QH, QL and QP. The general arrangement is as follows:
QH
Biology (including genetics)
QL
Zoology
QP
Physiology
In both locations the oversize sequence precedes the main sequence.
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 (1978-89)
Annual Review of Biophysics
Annual Review of Neuroscience
Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
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)
Equine Veterinary Journal
SF 601.E6
Vol. 32-44 (2000-2012)
Essays in Biochemistry
QD 415.E8
Vol. 47- (2010-)
ESS (in Basement)
Vol. 1-46 (1965-2009)
In Practice
SF 601.15
Vol. 21-34 (1999-2012)
Journal of Small Animal Practice
SF 601.J6
Vol. 41-53 (2000-2012)
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)
Veterinary Record
SF 601.V4
Vol. 144-171 (1999-2012)
Annual Review of Physiology
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 (see overleaf for more information).
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES Cambridge LibGuides provide a complete guide to all subjects and electronic resources, such as ejournals, e-books and databases available across the University: libguides.cam.ac.uk
Recommended resources include:
PubMed
Scopus
Web of Science
The Cambridge Veterinary School also includes links to online resources on its website: www.vet.cam.ac.uk/intra/library
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Other libraries you may find useful:
University Library
Veterinary School Library
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.