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Call numbers

Monash University Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme to organise books and journals. For example, Pharmaceutical chemistry is represented by the call number 615.19. The most efficient way to locate material in the library is to search the library catalogue, however the following may be useful as a guide when browsing the shelves.

Number Subject
150 Psychology
362.1782 Pharmaceutical services
540 Chemistry
547 Organic chemistry
572 Biochemistry
610.3 Medical dictionaries
612 Physiology
612.015 Medical biochemistry
615.1 Drugs
615.11 Pharmacopoeias
615.13 Formularies
615.19 Pharmaceutical chemistry
615.191 Manufacture and preparation of drugs
615.321 Herbal drugs
615.328 Vitamins
615.4 Practical pharmacy
615.58 Clinical pharmacy, Drug therapy
615.7 Pharmacology
615.788 Psychotropic drugs
615.9 Toxicology
616 Diseases
616.01 Medical microbiology
616.5 Dermatology
616.89 Psychiatric disorders
668.5 Technology of perfumes and cosmetics

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