Biology

The Claire T. Carney Library has an excellent collection of books on the sciences on the 5th floor.

If there's a book you're interested in that we don't have, see the Interlibrary Loan tab for information on how to place a book request!

Our library uses the Library of Congress Call Number Classification System to organize our books. If you know a little bit about what the call numbers stand for, you can browse the stacks more efficiently.

All of the science books are on the 5th floor and have a call number that starts with Q. Here are the ranges that will likely be most useful to those interested in biology:

• QH - Natural History (Biology)
  • QH 1-278.5 - Natural History (General)
  • QH 359-425 - Evolution
  • QH 426-470 - Genetics
  • QH 471-489 - Reproduction
  • QH 501-531 - Life
  • QH 540-549.5 - Ecology
  • QH 573-671 - Cytology
  • QH 705-705.5 - Economic biology
• QK - Botany
• QL - Zoology
• QM - Human anatomy
• QP - Physiology
• QR - Microbiology