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Medical Laboratory / Biomedical Sciences

Find Print Books by Call Numbers

Most of the Medical Laboratory / Biomedical Sciences books can be found on the First Floor (1/F)  of the Library.

Each physical item is labeled with a call number, which contains both letters and numbers representing the source's location in the library, e.g. RB37 .L68 2020. Books on the same subject will be placed in the same range on bookshelves. When you search a print book through OneSearch, you will get a call number, which tells you where you can find the book.

Refer to tab "How to Read Call Numbers" to learn more.

Call number range for Medical Laboratory / Biomedical Sciences subjects:

Topic

Call number

Topic

Call number

Aging

QR86

Biometry

RA409, QH323

Blood transfusion

RM171

Cell physiology

QH631

Clinical biochemistry

RB40

Clinical chemistry

RB40

Cytology

QH577

Diagnosis, Laboratory

RB37

Diagnostic, Microbiology

QR67

Environmental Health

RA565

Epidemiology

RA651

Hematology

RC633

Histochemistry

QH613

Histology

QM551

Human genetics

QH431

Immunology

RC582, QR181

Medical bacteriology

QR46

Medical laboratories

RB36

Medical laboratory technology

RB37

Medical microbiology

QR46

Medical microbiology

QR46

Medical research

R850

Medical technology

R855

Medical writing

R119

Molecular biology

QH506

Pathology

RB111

Physiology, Pathological

RB113

Virology

QR350

Remarks

In OneSearch - Advanced Search mode, search by "subject" on these subject terms and restrict Material Type to "Books", and then (on the result listing page) apply filter=Availability ="Physical Items" or "Full Text Online" as per your needs.

Remember to confirm the selected filter/s by clicking on the green "APPLY FILTERS" button.
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For books from Book Collection:

  1. Read the Call Number.
    Note that the Library adopts Library of Congress classification scheme. Break the call numbers into four lines - this is how the call number is shown on the book label. The capital letters in the first line represent the subject area that book falls in. Read from left to right: A to Z, and smaller number to larger number. The last line indicates the year of publication, which can help you quickly identify the new books.
  2. Check Call Number Locations. In this example, TD locates at G/F.
  3. Locate the bookshelf. 
  4. Get the book and check it out at the Service Counter at P/F. If you can not find the book, ask a library staff for help.


For books from other locations:

  • Reserve Collection: P/F (right next to Service Counter)
  • Reference Collection: 
    • Call No. HM - Z: 3/F
    • Call No. A - HJ: G/F
  • Remote Store: Available by filling online request form.

Find E-Books and Course Readings

You may also search a book from a database that collects e-books in the subject field. Note that login with NetID is required to access the following databases off campus.

Major ebook databases, which cover health related contents are:

To locate reference materials in Chinese, try these:

Look for textbooks for your course? Use Resource List.

Resource List is an easy to use platform enable students to access course resources prescribed by the Instructors directly from Learn@PolyU. It allows Instructors and Librarians to collaborate and manage suggested readings and other resources in Resource List to support students’ learning.

See the video below and learn the details from this guide on Resource List.

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[Note] The same content is also accessible from the Library website  at the Course Resource List, Locate your course readings by the Course code or course name.

Reference Sources Databases

To get an overview of a topic or the definition of a subject, start from reference books like handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. Do a quick search in one of the key databases below, or browse the reference books we highlighted from the PolyU Library collection (at the bottom of this page.

   

Credo Reference helps you start your nursing research with books of specialized terminology, works on nursing theory and leadership, and a guide to palliative care.

Oxford Reference
Provides access to 100 key Oxford Dictionaries, Companions, and Encyclopedias in various areas including language, science, medicine, humanities, social sciences, business, and management.

Reference sources (Health): highlights in OneSearch

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