Collection Development Policies:
Engineering: General
Purpose:
This collection supports teaching, research, and undergraduate
education in engineering as well as the Master of Engineering
Management program. Material may be of interest to all engineering
departments/schools and some topics, such as patents, hazardous
materials, history of technology, and impact of technology on
society may be of interest to other departments such as the
sciences, History, and Sociology.
General Collection Guidelines:
- Languages:
English is the primary language of the collection. Purchases may
also be made in other major languages.
- Chronological Guidelines:
No time period is excluded.
- Geographical Guidelines:
No geographical exclusions.
- Treatment of the Subject:
Textbooks and popular works are acquired selectively.
- Types of Material:
Most materials acquired are in the form of books and
periodicals, whether print or electronic. This includes
encyclopedias, dictionaries, selected government documents,
technical reports, and proceedings/transactions of
congresses, societies, and symposia.
- Date of Publication:
Emphasis is on current imprints.
Observations and Qualifications by Subject with
Collection Level:
Engineering Education:
D / C(1)
Engineering Ethics:
C(2) / C(1)
Engineering Management:
C(2) / C(1)
Constraints management, operations research, decision analysis.
History of Technology, Future of Technology:
C(2)
Industrial Safety:
C(2) / C(1)
Hazardous substances, plant safety.
See also:
Engineering: Civil & Environmental
Environmental Science and Regional Planning
Engineering: Chemical
Mensuration:
C(2)
Engineering metrology, measuring instruments,
instrumentation, metrication.
Patents and Trademarks:
D / C(2)
Philosophy:
C(2)
Social aspects, impact of technology on society.
Standards:
C(1)
ASTM, IEEE
Technical Literature:
C(2)
Technical writing, editing, and scholarly
communication pertaining to engineering
(general technical writing is taught by English
Composition and most materials are housed in
the Holland and Terrell Libraries).
Technological Change, Technology Transfer, Appropriate Technology:
C(2)
Joel Cummings
Spring 2004