Would you like the library to acquire a book, journal or other item? Please use the library's
Suggestion for Purchase Form to submit your requests to us.
Online Catalog
The library's online catalog, also referred to as MedCat, is available via the web from any computer with access to the Internet. MedCat may be searched by author, title, keyword, or subject. Instruction in using MedCat is available from library staff; please ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk.
Collection Arrangement
Books - Books are shelved according to the National Library of Medicine's subject classification scheme. An outline of this scheme is located on the end of each section of shelving in the book section, or you may wish to review this Fact Sheet on NLM Classification.
Audiovisuals - Most are located on the Audiovisuals shelves near the center of the library. Ask a staff member for assistance. As with the book collection, audiovisuals are arranged by the National Library of Medicine classification. You may search the online catalog, MedCat, for an audiovisual as you would for a book. Audio-Digest cassette tapes are filed by subject in the cabinets behind the Sealy Room.
Journals - Journals are arranged in alphabetical order by title in the journal stacks. Recent journal issues are on special shelves arranged by day of receipt at the beginning of the journal stacks. The current issues are moved to the carousels in the library "pit." All older journal issues are shelved in the journal stacks along with the bound volumes. You can find which journals we own and our holdings for each title by using MedCat.
Government Documents - Government Documents are arranged by Superintendent of Documents [SuDOC] number. New titles may be searched through MedCat. Older items can be located through the MEDOC Indexes.
X-Rays, Models, Specimens, CAI - Anatomical models, simulators, charts, disarticulated bones, x-rays from the American College of Radiology Learning File, plastinated pathological specimens and computer assisted instruction programs housed in the LRC are all searchable on MedCat.
Sealy History of Medicine Collection
The Will C. Sealy History of Medicine Collection (located in the Sealy Room on the first floor in the Medical Library) and the Mercer University School of Medicine Archives house historical and archival materials.
The Sealy Library collects and makes available books and other items which foster a broader understanding of worldwide medical and scientific history. It includes histories of medical organizations and clinical disciplines, early medical textbooks, and biographies of individuals who are significant in the history of medicine. Areas of particular focus include early Georgia medicine, the medical education of primary care physicians in Georgia, and the health of Georgia citizens. Staffed by the Medical School Library reference department, the Will C. Sealy Library provides complete reference services for historical research, including answering questions and providing bibliographic searches, citation verifications and interlibrary loans.
The Mercer University School of Medicine Archives collects and makes available original materials related to the founding and history of the Mercer School of Medicine. Types of materials collected include yearbooks, bulletins, correspondence, committee minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, videotapes, and oral history recordings. Reference service is available by appointment with the School of Medicine archivist. Questions? Please contact Miriam Hudgins at hudgins_mc@mercer.edu or (478) 301-2318.
