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Kraemer Family Library

Health Sciences and Human Physiology and Nutrition Research

Learn about the library resources available for health science and human physiology and nutrition students, with tips on how to locate research articles in these areas.

Finding Books

The books in the library are organized according to Library of Congress subject headings. This means books are organized by subject rather than by title or author. 

Search for Books or Ebooks

  1. From the library homepage, choose Advanced Search

  2. Type in your search terms, then go to Refine Your Search and select Library Catalog

  3. In Content Type select Book/eBook

  4. Select Search to begin your search

Tips for Searching

  • Unless you're looking for a known title, try to use only a few words or phrases

  • Check your spelling. The catalog is very literal, and a misspelled word will match no items

  • If we don't have what you're looking for, search other libraries' collections through Prospector to request the book be sent to UCCS from another library. If this does not work, contact us for more assistance

Find a Book on the Shelves

To find a print book, first identify the correct section of the library by checking the location of the book. Most books are in the "Main Collection" which is on the 3rd floor.

Reading LC Call Numbers

Books sorted in correct order by call number. The book described in the text below has call number N66 .B634 1999

  • N - describes the subject area: read in alphabetical order
  • 66 -  describes the topic: read as a whole number
  • .B634 - describes the author's last name: read in alphabetical order, then the number as a decimal
  • 1999  - date of publication: read in chronological order

If you are unable to locate the book or the book is missing, ask for help at the Circulation Desk.

Browsing Books

Below is a list of relevant LOC call numbers. You can use them to locate in the library the area where books on a topic are generally located. All books whose call numbers start with these letters will be in the same area of the library.

  •  QM - Human anatomy

  •  QP - Physiology

  •  R - General medicine

  •  RA - Public aspects of medicine (including Public Health, food and food supply, rural health, personal health, nutrition, and hygeine)

  •  RC - Internal medicine

  •  RC581-607 - Allergies

  •  RC620-627 - Nutritional diseases

  •  RC952-954 - Geriatric care

  •  RC1200-1245 - Sports medicine

  •  RD792-811 - Physical rehabilitation post surgery

  •  RJ52-53 - Pediatric therapeutics

  •  RJ206-235 - Pediatric nutrition

  •  RM214-258 - Diet therapy and dietary cookbooks

  •  RM695-893 - Physical medicine (including physical, massage, exercise, and occupational therapy)