The former HBL circulating collection of approximately 5000 books has been transferred to the UB Main library at Oajkes Field Campus. All Nursing and Medicine books may be found in the R classification. The collection is arranged or classified using the Library of Congress Classification system
Other collections include:
Reference Books - these do not circulate.
Reserve Collection - available for in-library use or over-night
Rare Books - a small collection of historical Bahamian or nurse education books
World Health Organization / Pan American Health Organization Deposit Centre - books and documents are catalogued and integrated into the Main collection
A Brief Guide to Classification of Hilda Bowen Library Collections
R - Medicine
RA - Public Health
RB - Pathophysiology
RC - Internal Medicine
RD - Surgery / Wounds
RE - Ophthamology
RF - Audiology
RG - Gynecology and Women's Health
RJ - Pediatrics
RM - Pharmacology
RS - Pharmacy
RT - Nursing
The HBL Periodical collection in print has been integrated into the Harry Moore Library collection. Journals are shelved in alphabetical order and are in a closed stack area in the loading dock area. Please request print journal volumes from the Circulation staff on the first floor. Journals do no circulate. When a complete year or volume is received, they will be bound. Effective 2020 the HBL no longer subscribes to any print journals. All current journals are in digital format only and accessible through the EBSCO and OVID nursing databases.
NOTE: The University of The Bahamas has access to nearly 100,000 journal titles in print, online, microfilm etc.
The HBL collects "ephemeral" materials for its archive. Examples are graduation programmes, funeral programmes, newspaper supplements, retirement and other celebratory booklets, invitations, photographs, etc. If warranted, some of these materials are scanned and available to the public through the Digital Library of the Caribbean www.dLOC.com
Reference - including online Chat.
Borrowing - for currently registered students. 2 weeks loan plus one renewal. Maximum 12 books.
Reserve Room 206 for Nursing: Study Space and AV Viewing Room safe and secure study space open during main library hours where students can find core Nursing reference books and view DVDs.
