Books abd e-Books
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e-Books
Part I Reference
Undergraduate textbooks and recommended books for MVST IA Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, and NST IB Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The items are shelved alphabetically by author. They are borrowable on an overnight-loan basis.
General Reference/Dictionaries
A small stock which includes general reference books, information relating to the University of Cambridge, information on grants and research funding, postgraduate information and language dictionaries. Items are NOT borrowable
Scientific Reference
Assorted items including scientific encyclopaedias and dictionaries, pharmacopoeias, handbooks, tables, formulae, and nomenclatures. Items are NOT borrowable
Safety Reference
A small collection relating to laboratory and office safety. Items include University of Cambridge Safety Manual, HSE and HMSO publications. Items are NOT borrowable. Safety Officers in the Department also have relevant material, and if you are looking for specific information/advice you should also consult them. In addition, further information is available from the University's Safety Office.
Classified Books (Main book collection)
This is the main book stock and will include general and specific texts in a number of key subject areas. The books are categorised using an in-house scheme. Within each section the books are shelved alphabetically by author/editor. Books are borrowable: Up to five items can be borrowed at any one time. The loan period is one week.
Classification Scheme
- NEUROCHEMISTRY
- BONE/MUSCLE/NERVES
- MEMBRANES & TRANSPORT
- METHODS
- PRACTICAL APPROACH SERIES
- NMR/SPECTROMETRY
- CHROMATOGRAPHY
- ISOTOPES
- BIOPHYSICAL
- CARDIOVASCULAR BIOLOGY
- COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY/PHYSIOLOGY
- GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY
- ENDOCRINOLOGY/HORMONES
- PROTEINS
- IMMUNOLOGY
- METABOLISM
- CELL BIOLOGY/HISTOLOGY
- PHARMACOLOGY
- NUTRITION
- MATHEMATICS
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- BIO-ORGANIC/ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
- PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY
- NUCLEIC ACIDS
- GENETICS/DEVELOPMENT
- CANCER/ONCOGENE/TUMOURS
- ENZYMES
- RESPIRATION/OXIDATION/
BIOENERGETICS/MITOCHONDRIA
- GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
- BACTERIA
- VIRUSES
- FUNGI
- GLYCOBIOLOGY/CARBOHYDRATES
- LIPIDS
- HISTORY/PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE/BIOLOGICAL THEORY
- BIOINFORMATICS/GENOMICS/PROTEOMICS (New Section)
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Book Catalogue for Cambridge
Cambridge University has an online public access catalogue-Newton, which is co-ordinated by the University Library. There are eight databases which details book holdings in the University and College Libraries.
All of the Colman Library's book stock is included in the Departments and Faculties A-E database.
Books at the main University Library are detailed in the ‘University Library and Dependent Libraries’.
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