Book Classification
Finding Print Books or Monographs in the LSUHSC Libraries
- Search the Library Catalog to find specific titles within the Libraries.
- Books with the location Isché Stacks are located on the 4th floor.
- Journals with the location Isché Serials are located on the 5th floor alphabetically by title.
- Items with the location Dental Stacks, Dental Serials are located in the browsing areas at the Dental Library.
- Items with the location Isché Reserve or Dental Reserve are behind the Circulation Desk at the appropriate Library; View tutorial - Finding course reserves.
The LSUHSC Libraries uses the National Library of Medicine System of Classification to organize books by subject. Each Call Number corresponds to a specific subject.
To browse books, identify the subject you need below and then go to that section:
Preclinical Sciences
- QS Human Anatomy
- QT Physiology
- QU Biochemistry
- QV Pharmacology
- QW Microbiology and Immunology
- QX Parasitology
- QY Clinical Pathology
- QZ Pathology
Medicine and Related Subjects
- W Health Professions
- WA Public Health
- WB Practice of Medicine
- WC Communicable Diseases
- WD Disorders of Systemic, Metabolic or Environmental Origin, etc.
- WE Musculoskeletal System
- WF Respiratory System
- WG Cardiovascular System
- WH Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
- WI Digestive System
- WJ Urogenital System
- WK Endocrine System
- WL Nervous System
- WM Psychiatry
- WN Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging
- WO Surgery
- WP Gynecology
- WQ Obstetrics
- WR Dermatology
- WS Pediatrics
- WT Geriatrics, Chronic Disease
- WU Dentistry, Oral Surgery
- WX Hospitals and Other Health Facilities
- WY Nursing
- WZ History of Medicine
Updated January 2026