The Monash libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme to organise books and journals. The most efficient way to locate material in the library is to search the library catalogue, however the following may be useful as a guide when browsing the shelves.
| Number |
Subject |
| 150 |
psychology |
| 153 |
conscious mental processes |
| 155 |
differential and developmental psychology |
| 174.2 |
medical ethics |
| 306.461 |
sociology of health and illness |
| 361-362 |
social problems and welfare services |
| 572 |
biochemistry |
| 579.1-579.4 |
microorganisms |
| 363 |
culture and institutions |
| 610.73 |
nursing and allied health services |
| 610.737 |
paramedics |
| 611 |
human anatomy |
| 612 |
human physiology |
| 613 |
health promotion |
| 614.4 |
epidemiology |
| 615 |
pharmacology and therapeutics |
| 616 |
diseases (medicine) |
| 616.1 |
diseases of the cardiovascular system |
| 616.2 |
diseases of the respiratory system |
| 616.61 |
diseases of the urogenital system |
| 616.89 |
psychiatry |
| 616.9 |
infectious diseases |
| 616.99 |
tumours and miscellaneous communicable diseases |
| 617 |
surgery |
| 618 |
gynaecology and obstetrics |
| 618.92 |
paediatrics |
| 618.97 |
geriatric medicine |
| 808.066 |
technical writing |
