In addition to some valuable ancient volumes, the collection also includes a set of international scientific journals on Human Anatomy, Cellular and Animal Biology, General Embryology, and Histology. The volumes date back to the first half of the nineteenth century and continue to the present day, totaling over 1,000 copies.

The spaces dedicated to these two historical libraries are being redefined based on the renovation of their complexes on Policlinico P. Giaccone.

The Human Physiology Library, founded in 1848, was already well supplied with treaties, monographs, national and foreign periodicals, and some precious publications that still exist today. The library’s structure remained largely unchanged until the mid-fifties. At that time, following the expansion of the building, new spaces became available, and the director of the institute, Prof. V. Zagami, initiated a significant process of enlarging the library by acquiring more relevant bibliographies for emerging research lines. As a result of this intervention, the library acquired its current structure. Monographs and biomedical periodicals are now included in the university catalog, with a particular focus on neurophysiology-themed collections. The Human Physiology Library is part of the medical and surgery library network and is therefore managed by the University Library System.