IAUPR School of Optometry

 


 

Classification System

The collection is classified with the National Library of Medicine Classification System.

SYNOPSIS OF CLASSES
W MEDICAL PROFESSION   WK ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
WA PUBLIC HEALTH   WL NERVOUS SYSTEM
WB PRACTICE OF MEDICINE   WM PSYCHIATRY
WC INFECTIUS DISEASE   WN RADIOLOGY
WD DEFICIENCY DISEASES   WO SURGERY
WD METABOLIC DISEASES   WP GYNECOLOGY
WD DISEASES OF ALLERGY   WQ OBSTETRICS
WD ANIMAL POISONING   WR DERMATOLOGY
WD PLANT POISONING   WS PEDIATRICS
WD DISEASES BY PHYS. AGENT   WT GERIATRICS
WE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM   WV OTORHINOLARYGOLOGY
WF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM   WW OPHTHALMOLOGY
WG CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM   WX HOSPITAL
WH HEMIC & LYMPATHIC SYSTEM   WY NURSING
WI GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM   Z HISTORY OF MEDICINE
WJ UROGENITAL SYSTEM      

The subdivision for the OPHTHALMOLOGY section is:

WW 1-100 GENERAL

 

WW 101-170 EYE
WW 202-290 PARTS OF THE EYE   WW 300-320 REFRACTION & ERRORS OF REFRACTION
WW 350-358 CORRECTIVE DEVICES   WW 400-460 NEUROMUSCULAR MECHANISM
WW 505-525 INDUSTRIAL & TRAUMATIC OPHTHALMOLOGY   WW 600-620 AGE GROUPS
WW 700-722 OPTOMETRY      

To locate a library resource, consult the online catalog iLink External Link by author, title, subject, word or phrase combination, or by classification this will give you the call number of the resource, which indicates the location on the shelf where you may find it.

It is also available on the web by clicking hereExternal Link.

Rev. February 17, 2000

 

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Updated:   April 3, 2013

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