UCB Optometry Library Collection

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About the
Optometry Library

Electronic Resources

Loan Periods

OPTO hours

Doing research in the Optometry Library

Staff

The Fong Optometry & Health Sciences Library collection includes over 12,000 volumes of books and journals in the fields of optometry, ophthalmology, and vision science. Within these areas are included anatomy, physiology, neurology, biochemistry, pathology and microbiology of the visual organs of humans and other animals; visual and color perception; ocular pharmacology; occupational and environmental vision; ophthalmic photography; low vision and blindness; history of optometry; and the social, legal, economic, and professional aspects of eye care.

Slides, videos, and audiocassettes are also collected. Slides and videos are shelved by call number in their own sections. During periods of high use, circulation periods for slides may be limited.

The Health Sciences collection includes textbooks in health and medicine, material on health and medical education, on doing research in health and medicine and selected resources in medical informatics.

There is non-circulating Medical Core Collection of up-to-date textbooks housed in
the Bioscience & Natural Resources Library.

Other campus library collections which support fields related to optometry, ophthalmology, vision and health sciences are:

        Bioscience & Natural Resources Library
        Public Health Library
        Education/Psychology Library
        Government Information, Doe Library
        Institute of Governmental Studies Library

Use of the Collection

UC students, faculty and staff are given service priority and should be prepared to show UC campus identification. Anyone, however, may use the collection; a photocopy machine is available. To charge out material, students are required to have a current photo-ID; all others need a library card obtainable from the Service Desk in Doe Library.

New Books & Journals

New books are displayed for one week before circulating, as are new journal issues. Recent acquisitions lists for the Fong Optometry & Health Sciences Library are available. A list of each day's new journals is posted in the journal display area.