Special Collections at the Health Sciences Library
The library's Special Collection Room is in the third floor of the library. The entrance lies just west of the building's south elevator. The room provides ample seating for reading, study, and research. Food and drink are not allowed.
Amesse Collection Leisure reading collection includes novels, biographies and nonfiction, in addition to some popular magazines and newspapers.
The Henry and Janet Claman Medical Humanities Collection (formerly the Arts in Medicine Collection) Includes resources related to the humanities (literature, philosophy, ethics, history and religion, social sciences, anthropology, cultural studies, psychology, sociology), and the arts (literature, theater, music, film, and visual arts) and their application to health sciences education and practice. Books, DVDs, and online resources are included in this endowed collection.
Strauss Complementary and Indigenous Medicine The Florence G. Strauss collection includes books, journals and other resources related to complementary health practices from around the world. (Complementary health practices are also sometimes known as "alternative medicine").
Isabelle T. Anderson The Isabelle T. Anderson collection of library science materials is a project of the Education Committee of the Colorado Council of Medical Librarians (CCML) and is integrated into the Health Sciences collection. Books, videocassettes, and audiocassettes are included in this collection.
Waring History of Medicine & Health Sciences, and Rare Book Collection Comprises two types of resources: 1) a circulating collection of 10,000 titles covers all aspects of the history of medicine and related fields as well as works on medical topics published between 1876 and 1913 that do not require the special handling of rare materials, and 2) the Rare Materials Collection, which includes items that, because of age, value, or rarity, require special handling and security. These items include books and journals, historical artifacts, and a small collection of photographs, many related to the history of the campus. Books in the Special Collections Room may be checked out by the library's primary users; rare items are in storage, and available by appointment only.