3^*> Xa^v *V, >**-v +y^ J National Library of Medicine v guide to collections •> i i i i i ^# U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Public Health Service GUIDE TO COLLECTIONS The Library's collections are shelved on four levels. Level 1, which is open to the general public, contains the Reference Collection, including five years of bound volumes of important journals and unbound issues of most Index Medicus journals, as well as the Bio-bibliographical Collection, a collection of current directories, bibliographies, and library catalogs supplementing the card catalog. For detailed information on Level 1, see the brochure, Information for Readers. Access to stack areas on other levels is restricted to holders of passes, which are granted at the discretion of the Reference Division. A Level houses the post-1945 medical journals, all Oriental and Cyrillic journals, and proceedings of congresses and symposia. B Level contains 19th and 20th century monographs, divided by date at 1914, medical theses, college and medical school catalogs, bibliographies, pamphlets, and government documents. C Level is reserved for pre-1946 medical journals. Stacks on A, B, and C Levels are numbered along the long axis of the building, starting in the northeast corner. All pre-1800 materials are in the History of Medicine Division. Access to this Division is to the right of the front entrance. LOCATION OF COLLECTION Alphabet boxes ............................................ B205 Box items ................................................. B201-20- Case items ................................................ B208 Collective cataloging folders ............................. BZC^-ICc Congresses (W3) ........................................... A456-459 Cyrillic collection ....................................... A443-447 Documents (W2) , ............................................ B528-559 Foreign .............................................. B528-543 U. S. and state, open area ........................... F"----47 U, S. and state, closed area ......................... ■- ; _- 9 Exchange .................................................. C313-318 Folios .................................................... B4-55-458 C259-359 History of Medicine Division, closed area ................. B101-112 Journals (Wl) 1945 - present ....................................... A129-357 A to Brit. Chem, ................................. A129-142 Brit. Chirop. J. to J. Ayurveda ................. A143-159 J. Bact. to Osteuropa-Naturwiss................. A243-259 Osteopath. Mag. to Zy........................... A343-357 1800 - 1945 ........................................... C113-357 ABC Reporter to Allg. Med. Cent.-Zeitung ........ C113-126 Allg. Med. Cent.-Zeitung to Bibl. Psicoanal. Ital. C127-142 Bibl. Laeg. to Ges. Wiss. Gottingen Nochrichten. C143-158 Ges. Wiss. Gottingen. Math-Physik. to Leipzig Univ. Vorlesungs-Verzeichnis............... C243-257 Leipziger Blat. to Montreal Pharm. J............ C321-326 Montreal Pharm. J. to Riv. Biol................. C327-342 Riv. Biol. to Zyma-J............................ C343-357 Medical school histories and catalogs (W19 and W19.5) ..... B213-216 Monographs 20th Century 19th Century Related works A General works B127 B427 B Psychology, Philosophy, Religion B127-128 B427 C History -- Related sciences B128-129 B427 D Universal and old world history B129 B427 Monographs 20th Century 19th Century Related works (Cont,) E/F American and western hemi- sphere history G Geography H Social sciences J Political science K Law L Education M/N Music, Art P Language, Literature Q-QPScience S Agriculture T Technology U Military science V Naval science Z Library science, Bibliography Preclinical Sciences QS Human anatomy QT Physiology QU Biochemistry QV Pharmacology QW Bacteriology and immunology QX Parasitology QY Clinical Pathology QZ Pathology Medicine and Related Subjects W Medical Profession Wl - W6* WA Public health WB Practice of medicine WC Infectious diseases WD Miscellaneous: WD 100 defi- ciency diseases; WD 200 - Metabolic diseases; WD 300 - Diseases of allergy; WD 400 - Animal poisoning; WD 500 - Plant poisoning; WD 600 - Diseases caused by physical agents; WD 700 - Aviation and space medicine WE Musculoskeletal system B129-13C B427 3133-132 B427--^28 B132 B428 B132 B428 B132-133 B428 B133 B428 B133 B428 B133-137 B428-429 B149 B433-434 B149-150 B434 B150 B434 B150 B434 B415-425 B415-425 B137-149 B430-433 B137-138 B430 B138-140 B430-431 B140-142 B431 B142-145 B431-432 B145-147 B432 B14? B432-433 B147 B433 B147-149 B433 B150-152 B434-435 B227-228 99.39-99 1 B435-436 B231-233 B436 B243-248 B443-445 B248-249 B445-446 B249-250 B446 B250-251 B446-'!47 * The following numbers do not follow in sequence and are not found with other W materials: Wl - see Journals; W19, W19.5 - see Medical school histories; W2 - see Documents; W3 - see Congresses; W4 - see Theses; W6P - see Pamphlets. Monographs^^ ^ fcj^cl 5^fc,^,ts 20th CenW 19th Century Proo^mieal Scajoy-rcoe (Cont.) WF Respiratory system B251-252 B447 B327 WG Cardiovascular system B327-328 B>447 WH Hemic and lymphatic systems B328 ' B-447 Wl Gastrointestinal system B328-329 B447-448 WJ Urogenital system B329-330 B448 WL Nervous system B331-332 B448 WM Psychiatry B332-334 3443-U9 WN Radiology B334-335 B449 WO Surgery B335-338 B449-4SC WP Gynecology B338-3-3 B450-451 WQ Obstetrics B343-344 B451-452 WR Dermatology B3-44 B452 WS Pediatrics B3.44-345 B452 WT Geriatrics, Chronic disease B345-346 B452 WU Dentistry, Oral surgery B346-347 B452-453 WV Otorhinolaryngology B347 B453 WW Ophthalmology B347-348 B453 WX Hospitals B348-351 B453-454 WY Nursing B351-352 B454 WZ History of medicine B121-125 B121-125 Oriental collection ....................................... A44H-455 Pamphlets (W6) ............................................ B217-220 Public health reports ..................................... B207 Russian pamphlets ......................................... B208 Security microfilm ........................................ B301-304 Technical Services Division stacks ........................ B401-412 Theses .................................................... B310-325 Uncataloged, by University ........................... B310-322 Cataloged (W4) ....................................... B323-325 Uncataloged, by author ............................... B325 Translations .............................................. B210