Medical Library
The Medical Library is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and is located at Jonas Lies vei 91, the Basic Biological Sciences (the BB building), 3rd floor. The library is situated close to Haukeland University Hospital.
Find your way around the library
Shelf overview
Books in medicine and dentistry are arranged according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) system.
Preclinical subjects (the Q class):
- QS Anatomy, QT Physiology, QU Biochemistry and cell biology
- QV Pharmacology, QW Microbiology and immunology, and QX Parasitology
- QY Clinical laboratory medicine and QZ Pathology
Medicine and related subjects (the W class):
- W General medicine, WA Public health and WB Clinical practice
- WC-WK Diseases in different organs
- WL The nervous system, WM Psychiatry and WN Radiology
- WO Surgery, WP Gynaecology and WQ Obstetrics, WR Dermatology
- WS Paediatrics, WT Geriatrics and WU Dentistry
- WV Otolaryngology, WW Ophthalmology
- WY Nursing and WZ History of medicine
The spine of the books shows the NLM code + three letters from the author's name. Example: `WK 550 Ber` means endocrinology, author Bergström.
Non-medical books are arranged according to the Library of Congress (LC) system.
Borrowing and returns
A self-service loan and return machine is available in the library. Reserved material is collected from the pickup shelf. You receive a pickup code by SMS or email.
Workspaces and group rooms
The library has a varied range of workspaces:
- Six group rooms (Book a group room)
- Individual workspaces for focused work
- Open seating areas for collaboration
- Armchairs along the windows
Printing, copying and scanning
The library has printers for printing, copying and scanning.