LibGuides: Applied Health Sciences: A Guide to McFarlin Library Resources: Books and More

Location of Health Sciences Books

Most of the health sciences books are located on the south end of the Intermediate Level in McFarlin Library's west wing.

Health sciences books, including those on such topics as medicine, pathology, surgery, nursing, etc., have call numbers beginning with the letter "R". The letters and numbers that follow indicate the specific subject area. For example:

R: Medicine in general
RA1001-1171: Forensic medicine

RC: Internal medicine. Practice of medicine.
RC1200-1245: Sports medicine

RD: 92-96: Wounds and injuries
RT: Nursing

Please don't hesitate to visit the Research Desk if you need assistance in locating a book.

Summon Quick Search for Books

Search the library using Summon for print books or ebooks.

EBSCOhost eBook Collection

The EBSCOhost eBook Collection brings you tens of thousands of recent electronic books (eBooks) and is designed and engineered with the latest technology to help you find the exact information you need simply and quickly. You can search for a particular book by title, author, or keyword or search the content of individual titles. You can also browse the collection by broad subject area, such as "Business & Economics", "Sciences", "Literature & Criticism", etc.

You may read the EBSCOhost ebooks online or download them to your PC or ereader.

If you need assistance in using the EBSCO ebooks, please consult the EBSCO Ebooks Support Center which provides detailed instructions. You may also contact the McFarlin Library Research Dept. The librarians will be happy to help!

Look for More Books

Can't find what you need at McFarlin? Use these resources to locate books that may be available online or from other libraries. If you find a book you want:

Check Summon to be sure McFarlin doesn't have it
Then go to the Interlibrary Loan Department and request a copy

WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch)
Potentially the most valuable resource in FirstSearch, WorldCat contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries, making it the largest database of library holdings in the world. More than 290,000,000 bibliographic records, representing more than 2,000,000,000 holdings from over 72,000 libraries in 170 countries with materials in over 470 languages, make up the database. It includes not only books, but also software, manuscripts, films, slides, music scores, newspapers, journals, videorecordings, magazines, and more.

Open WorldCat
"The University of Tulsa is dedicated to offering you access to the widest possible range of resources. You are now able to search our collection and the collections of many other libraries worldwide using WorldCat, the world's largest network of library-based content and services." -- Open WorldCat website

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
"ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. As the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress and as the database of record for graduate research, PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content." -- ProQuest

Tulsa City-County Library
Tulsa City-County Library System is the primary information and resource center for the Tulsa, Oklahoma, metropolitan area. More than 1.7 million volumes and numerous library services are available to the public. Services range from Internet access and on-line databases, to adult literacy tutoring and children's reading programs. The Central Library, four regional libraries, and 19 branch libraries in Tulsa County serve over 308,000 library cardholders who check out more than 3.7 million books and materials each year.