摘要：In this lecture the outlines of medical literatures and the method for literature searching were introduced. Reference books such as dictionaries, encyclopedias are intended to be referred and list words in simple order so that we can find subjects easily. Many other medical books are standard works to be read through and are usually provided with an index of subjects to be found easily. In libraries, medical books are arranged in accordance with some classification schemes. Medical journals mainly consist of original research papers and literature reviews. Journal literatures can be searched by means of indexes, and CD-ROMs. Appropriate subject analysis and full understanding of the indexing and classification are needed for any literature search.
