The library continues to welcome both students and faculty to visit, browse the books and resources, and find what most interests you. The library has over 9,700 English and Chinese language books, journals and periodicals covering traditional Chinese medicine, western medicine, alternative medicine; a TV/VCR/DVD player with videos covering the same subjects and various anatomy models to assist with your studies and meet the information needs of students and faculty. In addition, the library offers high-speed wireless internet access and networked computers with various software. Library hours are posted each trimester. Arrangements have been made with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Library for our students to have lending privileges. Faculty and students are also encouraged to utilize other library resources in their studies, such as public and college libraries.
Library Innovation
Just as the origins of TCM go back thousands of years, so do the origins of libraries in China. The earliest historical evidence indicates the existence of collections of oracle bones with Chinese characters, 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. As far back as the Zhou dynasty (1046 BCE – 256 BCE) evidence indicates the existence of four unique systems of collections that were known: private, official, college and monastery collections.
The life of a body of knowledge depends on how well that knowledge is preserved and transmitted for the benefit of future generations. CCMU’s Library is a repository of an unimaginable amount of time and effort by thousands of individuals who wished that their knowledge and understanding be passed onto others. They wrote these texts for YOU!
Now it’s YOUR turn to take this knowledge and wisdom and turn it into individual understanding. To that end CCMU’s Library is at your service to supplement your studies in every way we can. The library is undergoing some changes to help you achieve your goals:
1) New Materials – With the closure of Southwest Acupuncture College, we were able to acquire their collection of nearly 2,000 items. We are integrating most of the collection into our library, however due to receiving many copies of books we already have, we are also providing some books for sale in the Pharmacy.
2) New Spaces –Due to the additional materials, we have expanded our collection to include all floors of the building. Most of the collection remains on the 2nd floor but we have additional material in Rooms E & F as well as in the Administrative Office. The Triple Burner Library!
3) New Organization – We are in the process of reorganizing the library to more accurately reflect the flow of TCM studies. We’ll have more mini-sections to help navigate our collection more intuitively. (All tongue diagnosis books all together in one place, for example.) You’ll also see that we are lowering our titles from the heights to enable you to browse the collection much more easily.
CCMU’s Library is here for you! Please take full advantage of everything we have to offer. Please provide feedback. We look forward to growing with you and learning from you!
Library Information
Currently the CCMU/CMCO library is open and welcoming readers. To make an appointment or requesting an item for pickup, please email [email protected]. The CCMU Library is located in Room 202. The library is available by appointment outside of posted hours. Please peruse the CCMU Catalog and explore 7,500 years of recorded innovation and knowledge.
CCMU LIBRARY HOURS – Fall 2023
- Monday: 9:00am – 1:00pm
- Tuesday: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
- Wednesday: 1:00pm – 3:00pm; 4:00pm – 6:00pm
- Thursday: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
- Friday: 11:00am – 3:00pm
- Saturday: CLOSED
- Sunday: CLOSED
Student librarians are able to help with any information needs and make book recommendations to fit student preferences. The Library Guidelines handbook is available in the library to answer any questions about procedures.
If anyone has any Chinese medicine or holistic medicine books or journals they would like to donate to the library, we would deeply appreciate it. Also, western medicine books or journals published in the last 5 years would be appreciated. Please contact the Academic Dean, who has oversight of the library, if you have any questions or comments about the library. Input is always welcome.
Don’t forget the Business Course Binder in the library. Articles are added regularly. The binder contains articles in the following sections: Malpractice/Ethics, Practice Management, and Insurance Billing.
Check-out PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ for more than 21 million citations on biomedical and alternative medicine (including TCM).