Locating Resources

The books in the Library are organized based on the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme (DDC). The following are the few examples for the DDC numbers for different disciplines. 
610  Medical Sciences
610.73  Nursing
611  Human Anatomy
612  Human Physiology
            612.1 Blood & Circulation
                        612.11 Blood
            612. 2 Respiration
            612. 3 Digestion                     
613  Personal Hygiene
614  Public Health
614.1 Forensic medicine
614.4 Epidemiology
615 Pharmacology
616  Diseases, Internal medicine, Clinical medicine
617  Surgery
618  Gynecology & other medical specialities
618.1 Gynecology
618.2  Obstetrics, Midwifery
618.92 Pediatrics
618.97  Geriatrics
619  Experimental Medicine

The Books are arranged on the shelves according to the Call Number given on the spine label of each book. The call number consists of DDC number assigned to the particular subject and the first three letters of the surname of the first author. The books can be located using call numbers.

The users can search any books of their interest using the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). Click here