Physical Therapy: Finding Books

• WSU Libraries Online Catalog.
  Search for books by title, author, subject, or keyword. You can also search for journal titles. Refer to the search hints and tips listed under the search boxes. If you already have a citation, search the library catalog by the journal name (not the article title) to see if WSU owns that particular journal. If you find a citation in a WSU online database, you can link directly back to the catalog to search for the full-text.

The following are a few suggested subject headings for locating physical therapy-related books. Clicking one of the links will take you into the catalog where you will see how many books are available for that subject heading. In the catalog, clicking on the subject heading will enable you to see the individual items that correspond with that subject.
Physical Therapy	Musculoskeletal System	Human Mechanics	Cerebrovascular disease-Patients- Rehabilitation
Human Anatomy	Physiology	Orthopedics	Exercise Therapy
Physical Therapy for Children	Physical Therapy for Older People (see also Older People-Rehabilitation)	Physical Therapy Practice	People with Disabilities- Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine	Rehabilitation	Spine Wounds and Injuries	Exercise Tests

• WorldCat.
  Use this to search library catalogs world-wide for books, journals, maps, manuscripts, etc. Search for a book, and then check the list of libraries that own the item. If WSU does not own the book you want, you can order it through interlibrary loan (ILLiad).

• ILLiad.
  If you are unable to find the book or article you need at WSU, you can order it through ILLiad, the new WSU Libraries Book and Document Retrieval Service.

Physical Therapy: Library of Congress Call Number

Most books, older journals, and other materials relevant to physical therapy research are located on the Lower Level of Ablah Library. Some materials are in the 1^st Floor Reference section. New journals and magazines (usually the current year) are shelved in the Current Periodicals section of Reserve (on the 1^st Floor). The call numbers for Medicine areas are below:

R         Medicine

RA       Public aspects of medicine

RB       Pathology

RC       Internal medicine, Practice of medicine
(RC section includes: Diagnostic procedures/therapeutics, Diseases/nervous system, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Sports--medical aspects)

RD       Surgery
(RD section includes Fractures and Orthopedics)

RE        Ophthalmology

RF        Otorhinolaryngology

RG        Gynecology and obstetrics

RJ         Pediatrics

RK        Dentistry

RL         Dermatology

RM        Therapeutics, Pharmacology
(RM section includes Physical Medicine)

RS        Pharmacy and media material

RT        Nursing

RV        Botanic, Thomsonian, and Eclectic Medicine

RX        Homeopathy

RZ        Other systems of medicine

In addition to the certain sections in RC, RD, and RM, other specific sections of the collection that may be of interest include the following:

GV                        Physical Education and Training
QM                        Anatomy
QP                        Physiology

 

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Updated: April 17, 2008     Contact the Health and Life Sciences Librarian