Collection Development Policies:
Chemistry
Purpose:
The Chemistry collection supports teaching
and research through the doctoral level with specialties
in inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental
chemistry, materials chemistry, nuclear chemistry, organic
chemistry, physical chemistry, chemistry of biological
systems, and biochemistry. While interest in these areas is
concentrated in the Department of Chemistry, certain areas
are also of interest to students and faculty in other departments
such as School of Molecular Biosciences, Chemical Engineering,
Health Sciences, Pharmacy, and the Institute of Biological Chemistry.
General Collection Guidelines:
- Languages:
English is the primary language of the
collection, but works in German, French, Italian, and
infrequently Russian, are also purchased. Translations
into English are preferred over the original and obtained
when available.
- Chronological Guidelines:
Emphasis is on the present.
Highly technical materials relating to the history of
chemistry are acquired selectively.
- Geographical Guidelines:
Not applicable.
- Treatment of the Subject:
Lower-division textbooks are
not generally purchased. Upper division texts and popular
works are purchased selectively. Emphasis is on graduate
level texts and research material.
- Types of Material:
Acquisitions are primarily in
the form of monographs and serials, but also include
dictionaries, directories, abstracts and indexes,
encyclopedias, government documents, proceedings;
transactions of conferences, technical reports, and
microform in any suitable format.
- Date of Publication:
Emphasis is on the acquisition
of current imprints. Retrospective materials may be
purchased either in the original, reprint, electronic,
or microform depending on availability and cost.
- Other General Considerations:
Geochemistry: See: Geology
Observations and Qualifications by Subject with
Collection Level:
Analytical Chemistry:
C(1) / B
Classical qualitative and quantitative methods including
micro- and ultra-micro-chemical methods; electrochemical
methods including voltammetry, polarography, potentionetry,
coulmetry; spectroscopic methods including ultraviolet,
electron spin resonance, mass spectrometry, flame, atomic
absorption and emission; thermometric methods; x-ray
diffraction; polarimetry, separation science, combined
methods-mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography, gas
chromatography; radio chemistry; and optical rotary
dispersion.
Environmental Chemistry:
C(1) / B
Inorganic Chemistry:
C(1) / B
Chemistry of the elements and their compounds,
including complex inorganic salts, organometallic/organometalloid
components, molecular spectroscopy, and metalloenzymes.
Organic Chemistry:
C(1) / B
Includes synthetic methods and laboratory techniques;
bio-organic, physical organic; classes of compounds such
as aliphatic, condensed and noncondensed aromatic, steroids,
carbohydrates, alicyclic, heterocyclic, terpenoids; nuclear
magnetic resonance.
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry:
C(1) / B
Includes quantum chemistry, solid state and materials chemistry,
surface chemistry, thermochemistry and colloids, electrochemistry,
magnetochemistry, photochemistry, laser chemistry, nanosystems,
nanoporous polymers.
Organometallic Chemistry:
C(1) / B
Includes synthesis, physical properties and chemical reactivity
of organometallic compounds; transition metal and main-group
organometic compounds; homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis;
novel polymer systems.
Crystallography:
C(1) / B
Includes geometrical and mathematical crystallography; mechanical,
thermal, electric, magnetic, and optical properties;
determination of crystal structures.
Biochemistry:
C(1) / B
Includes biochemical methods and interactions, biological
systems, enzyme systems, natural products, nutrition,
mammalian and non-mammalian biochemistry.
See also:
Biological Chemistry/Biophysics
Eileen Brady
Spring 2004