The library of COMHS arranges its collection according to the National library of Medicine classification (NLM). This classification enables the user to find the resources easily and quickly. Books are placed on shelves according to their call numbers. The call number is divided into three parts: class number, author’s name and the year of the publication.
Below is the arrangement of library books at COMHS Library:
| Subject | Range |
| Anatomy | QS 4 – QS 130 |
| Histology | QS 504 – QS 525 |
| Embryology | QS 604 – QS 675 |
| Physiology | QT 4 – QT 167 |
| Biochemistry | QU 4 – QU 500 |
| Pharmacology | QV 4 – QV 766 |
| Microbiology & Immunology | QW 4 – QW 700 |
| Clinical Pathology | QY 4 – QY 400 |
| Pathology | QZ 4 – QZ 39 |
| Genetics | QZ 50 – QZ 201 |
| Health Profession | W 1 – W 750 |
| Public Health & Epidemiology | WA 13 – WA 950 |
| Practice of Medicine | WB 17 – WB 925 |
| Communicable Diseases | WC 11.1 – WC 695 |
| Disorder of Systematic, Metabolic or Environmental Origin | WD 105 – WD 301 |
| Musculoskeletal System | WE 17 – WE 725 |
| Respiratory System | WF 17 – WF 600 |
| Cardiovascular System | WG 18.2 – WG 600 |
| Hemic & Lymphatic System | WH 25 – WH 420 |
| Digestive System | WI 100 – WI 900 |
| Urogenital System | WJ 100 – WJ 301 |
| Endocrine System | WK 100 – WK 815 |
| Nervous System | WL 17 – WL 704 |
| Psychiatry | WM 5 – WM 600 |
| Radiology. Diagnostic Imaging | WN 18.2 – WN 200 |
| Surgery | WO 5 – WO 700 |
| Gynecology | WP 17 – WP 870 |
| Obstetrics | WQ 1 – WQ 330 |
| Dermatology | WR 17 – WR 39 |
| Pediatrics | WS 17 – WS 421 |
| Otolaryngology | WV 18.2 – WV 720 |
| Ophthalmology | WW 18.2 – WW 141 |
| Hospital & Other Health facilities | WX 18.2 – WX 218 |
| History of Medicine | WZ 80.5 – WZ 345 |
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