The Bio-Medical Library's physical collections are located on the second, third, and fourth levels of Diehl Hall. The Wangensteen History of Medicine Library is located on the fifth level. All print, media, and electronic titles in the collection can be located by searching the University Libraries' catalog, MNCAT. Electronic journal titles can also be accessed through our E-journals site. If unable to find a title in the collections, we encourage users to consult with Library reference staff (at the reference desk on the second level, at 612-626-3260, or at medref@umn.edu).
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The Library's collections support the curricula and research of the Academic Health Center's Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, and Dentistry, the College of Pharmacy, and the Allied Health Professions. We encourage suggestions from the University's Academic Health Center personnel regarding the purchase of titles. If you wish to recommend a title for the collection, please complete and send this form. Alternatively, please see our academic program liaison page for a list of librarians to contact for suggestions or questions in particular subject areas.
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The monograph collection, containing over 150,000 print volumes, is located on the fourth level of the library. Older titles (1921-ca.1980) are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal classification system, and newer titles are organized under the National Library of Medicine classification system. Materials of all formats (books, videos, computer disks, microfilm) are shelved with the monograph collection.
The library also purchases a large number of electronic/online texts. If a title is available electronically, a link reading "Internet Resource Online Resource" will be included in the MNCAT catalog record.
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The journal collection of over 280,000 print volumes is shelved alphabetically by title on levels three (A-F) and two (G-Z). Titles are shelved alphabetically considering each word in the title (except articles at the beginning of the title); for example, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare comes before Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. The library currently subscribes to approximately 1,700 health and biological science journal titles; the total number of print journal titles in the library exceeds 11,000. Journal backfiles are bound and maintained in the collection.
The Library also currently subscribes to over 1000 electronic journal titles. If a title is available electronically, it is included in the E-journals list, and the MNCAT record will include a link to the journal content reading "Internet Resource Online Resource."
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Located on the fifth level of Diehl Hall, the Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine is a collection of approximately 67,000 rare and out-of-print volumes, including books, manuscripts, and journals dating from the early 1400s to 1920. Items in the collection do not circulate, but can be used on site.
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Located on the second level (tunnel level) adjacent to the reference desk, the reference collection consists of approximately 1300 titles collected to support the reference service of the library. A keyword search of MNCAT using the term "biomref" will retrieve a list of the titles in the reference collection. Items in the reference collection do not circulate. For more information about the Bio-Med reference service, see our Reference Services Page
Located on the second level adjacent to the reference desk, the Consumer Health collection consists of approximately 200 titles selected to provide non-technical medical information to users of the library. The complete collection can be retrieved by a keyword search of MNCAT using the keyword "biomrefc".
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Collections held at the Circulation and Reserve Desk on the second floor support the coursework of health sciences students and staff. Most materials held in Circulation and Reserve directly reflect currently offered classes or programs. To ensure availability to the largest possible number of users, materials in this area have limited loan periods. The Circulation and Reserve Desk is located on west end of the second floor, adjacent to the library entrance. Materials held on reserve can be searched in the UMTC Course Reserve Catalog.
Instructors or in-service trainers may request that materials required for specific courses or programs be placed on reserve. Procedures for requesting materials to be placed on reserve are available at our Reserves Page
A collection of standard texts in the health sciences disciplines are maintained at the Circulation and Reserve Desk. The location of these materials is displayed in MNCAT as "Perm Reserve (2nd Floor Circ Desk)". Materials in this collection may not leave the library and must be signed out at the desk.
Anatomical models owned by the Bio-Medical Library are housed in the Circulation and Reserve area. The Circulation and Reserve Desk also checks out computers for curriculum-related software programs and related purposes, slide/tape carrels, video players, and other equipment for materials in non-print formats.
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Last Updated: March 13, 2006, 9:46 am
