THE
UHAS LIBRARY
The University Library has been in existence since
the year 2013 in a temporary accommodation on what has become known as the
“Nurses’ Complex” of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho Campus
with a satellite library for the School of Public Health at Hohoe. In due
course, the central library will relocate to a purpose-designed building on the
main campus at Sokode Lokoe.
The University Library comprises both print and
electronic sections. The print library is located on the ground floor and holds
a growing collection of books and periodicals relevant to the various
programmes of study in the University. There are currently 3,155 volumes of
print materials. Books are arranged on the shelves according to their
respective subjects as defined by the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Classification Scheme (for medicine and allied health subjects) and
supplemented by the Library of Congress (LC) Classification Scheme (for
non-medical subjects).
Below is an outline of the NLM Classification
Scheme:
QS: Human Anatomy
QT: Physiology
QU: Biochemistry
QV: Pharmacology
QW: Microbiology and Immunology
QX: Parasitology
QY: Clinical Pathology
QZ: Pathology
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
WV: Otolaryngology
WW: Ophthalmology
WX: Hospitals and Other Health Facilities
WY: Nursing
WZ: History of Medicine
The library circulates most of its materials. All
registered faculty and students are permitted to borrow materials from the
library. Borrowers will have to produce a valid staff/student ID at the
circulation desk. Loss of library materials or late return of materials by
patrons attracts a fine.
The electronic library facilitates access to
electronic databases relevant to courses run in the University. Some of these
databases are on paid subscription, through a consortium with Balme Library of
the University of Ghana, and many others are open access over the Internet.
1.
Subscribed Databases:
Hinari (http://www.who.int/hinari/en/)
Health Internetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI),
is a project of the World Health Organization (WHO) which facilitates access to
a rich collection of biomedical and health literature. UHAS holds an
institutional subscription to HINARI. Users should contact the library for
login credentials.
Balme Library Consortium
Through a consortium with the Balme Library of University
of Ghana, the UHAS community has access to a wide range of electronic journal
databases, and among them are:
• Academic Journals
• Academic Search Complete
• Agora
• Alzheimers Research and Therapy
• American Institute of Physics
• Annual Reviews
• Arthritis Research and Therapy
• Biology Image Library
• BioMed Central
• BioOne
• Breast Cancer Research
• Cambridge Journals
• CINAHL Complete
• Cochrane Medical Library
• Critical Care
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• EBSCOhost
• Genome Biology
• Genome Medicine
• Google Scholar
• Health Source: Consumer Edition
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
• Highwire Press
• Mary Ann Liebert Inc
• MEDLINE with full text
• Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE)
• Oxford Journals
• Royal College of Physicians
• Sage Publications
• Sage Research Methods
• ScienceDirect
• Scifinder
• Stem Cell Research and Therapy
All these databases can be accessed through the following
path:
URL: www.ug.edu.gh
LibraryèE-ResourcesèJournal
DatabasesèOff
CampusèLoginè(contact
library
for Login credentials)
2.
Open Access Databases
POPLINE (http://www.popline.org/)
This is an important database for nursing and
midwifery students. It contains the world’s most comprehensive collection of
population, family planning and related reproductive health and development
literature.
PubMed
(http://www.pubmed.gov)
PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for
biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
Citations may include links to full-text content.
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