Have you ever noticed the label on a book that has a series of letters and numbers? That's a call number, which works much like an address. You will need the call number in order to find a book or DVD on the shelf. Here's how it might look in the library catalog: RS105 .P33
Here's how it might look on the shelf:
Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice
by
Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse : Patient Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism
by
Nursing Practice
by
Rural Nursing
by
Although many videos and eBooks can be found through the Library Catalog, you can also browse and/or search specific databases.
| eBooks | Streaming Video |
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Sample searches:
| cancer AND biology |
Use AND between two or more terms to find materials with all the concepts. Searching for cancer AND biology will only include books that have both cancer and biology in their contents. |
| (apoptosis OR "programmed cell death") ANDcancer |
Use OR between similar concepts. Searching for (apoptosis OR "programmed cell death") AND cancer will find books that refer to cancer and programmed cell death, as well as cancer and apoptosis. |
| "pulmonary fibrosis" |
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around specific phrases such as "pulmonary fibrosis." |
| biolog* |
Use an asterisk ( * ) to find multiple versions of one word. Using biolog* as a search term will include results that refer to biology, biologic, and biological. |
Browse books on the shelves using the call number ranges listed below:
| QH | Biology |
| QM | Human Anatomy |
| QP | Physiology |
| QR | Microbiology |
| 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 |
| RL | Dermatology |
| RM | Therapeutics, pharmacology |
| RS | Pharmacy and materia medica |
| RT | Nursing |
| RX | Homeopathy |
| RZ | Other systems of medicine |
If you have any questions, you can "Ask a Librarian" at library@mecc.edu.