Borrow books from another library if the item you need is not listed on the library website.
Search books and journal articles using the library website: http://library.lincoln.ac.uk
Search tip: If looking for a specific book, type the author's surname and keywords from the title of the book in the search box and select the 'Find books' option.
The majority of books for Life Sciences will be in The Ross Library, but due to the cross disciplinary nature of many subjects you will also need to use books in the University Library (GCW). The books in both libraries are organised by the Dewey Decimal System. Each book has a number on the spine called a shelfmark. In The Ross Library all books are on the first floor. In the University Library the first floor has books with numbers from 000-649 (apart from 340-349.99 which are in the Law Library on the third floor) and the second floor has books with numbers from 650-999.
Try browsing the shelves for books on a particular topic or search on the Library catalogue (https://library.lincoln.ac.uk) to find out where the books are located.
Useful Shelfmarks for Life Sciences include:
510 | Mathematics |
540 | Chemistry |
570 | Biology |
572 | Biochemistry |
576 | Genetics & evolution |
578 | Virology |
579 | Microbiology |
590 | Zoology |
611 / 612 | Anatomy & Physiology |
613.2 | Nutrition |
616 | Diseases |
Check out the new books purchased for Life Sciences in 2023-24