Engineering

Statement of programs and library needs

The College of Engineering offers the B.S. degree through ten of the departments listed below (Engineering Fundamentals is not a degree granting department). Graduate degrees through the Ph.D. are also offered in the same ten departments, as well as in the multidisciplinary field of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. In addition to the departments listed below, advanced engineering research is often conducted through association with various research centers. The College of Engineering is rated among the top twenty-five in the nation.

Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Aerospace and Ocean Engineering offers separate degree programs in aerospace engineering and in ocean engineering. Research areas include the engineering and science used in the development and design of aerospace and seagoing vehicles and structures.

Biological Systems Engineering

See collection development policy for Agriculture.

Chemical Engineering

Research areas include polymer science and engineering; applied surface chemistry; solid state chemistry and physics; fluidization; industrial waste treatment; bioengineering, and catalysis.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate studies offer a choice of four curricular tracks: General Civil Engineering; Environmental and Water Resources; Infrastructure Systems; and Structures, Foundations, and Construction. Areas of specialization for graduates include: Construction, Civil Infrastructure, Evironmental, Geoenvironmental, Geotechnical, Hydrosystems, Structures and Materials, and Transportation Infrastructure and Systems.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The department offers undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and in Computer Engineering. There are several technical areas within the department including: Electromagnetics; Electronics and Networks; Power; Controls and Systems; Computer Hardware Design; Computer Networks and Administration; Computer Architecture; Computer Programming; Communications; and Signal Processing.

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Specialties for teaching and advanced research in this department include biomedical engineering, fluid mechanics, mechanics of materials, motion, non-destructive evaluation, and solid mechanics.

Engineering Fundamentals

The Engineering Fundamentals program offers freshman engineering students the opportunity to participate in basic problem solving and hands-on experiences which represent the essence of the engineering profession.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

The department teaches and conducts advanced research in the areas of operations research, manufacturing systems, human factors and safety, and management systems.

Materials Science and Engineering

Areas of instruction and advanced research include ceramics, electronic and semiconducting materials, composites, metals, and polymers. The Ph.D. degree is interdisciplinary.

Mechanical Engineering

The department teaches and conducts research in a wide variety of specialties including: acoustics; air-conditioning, automatic controls, combustion, computer-aided design, energy conversion, finite element analysis, fluid mechanics, heat transfer thermodynamics; kinematics, light or heavy machinery, modal analysis, propulsion, tribology, turbomachinery, and vibrations.

Mining and Minerals Engineering

Teaching and research cover all aspects of mineral science and engineering related to the mining industry, including mineral exploration, evaluation, development, extraction, beneficiation, conservation, environmental protection, and mineral economics. Specific research areas include rock mechanics, ground control, mining equipment, systems analysis, health and safety, mining environment, and mine ventilation.

I. Collection areas

A. Area: Engineering

 

B. Classes and Levels

GB 651-2298    Water. Hydrology                    	Research
HE 331-380     Traffic Engineering. Roads and Highways	Research
QA 801-939     Analytical Mechanics                	Research
QC 220-246     Acoustics.  Sound                   	Research
QC 251-338.5   Heat & Thermodynamics               	Research
S 671-760      Farm Machinery and Engineering      	Research
T              Technology (General)                	Research
TA             Engineering (General) Civil Engineering	Research
TC             Hydraulic Engineering               	Research
TD             Environmental Technology, 
		Sanitary Engineering              	Research
TE             Highway Engineering. Roads & Pavement	Research
TF             Railroad Engineering & Operation    	Study
TG             Bridge Engineering                  	Research
TJ             Mechanical Engineering & Machinery  	Research
TK             Electrical Engineering. Electronics &
		Nuclear Engineering   			Research
TL             Motor Vehicles. Aeronautics.        	Research
TN             Mining Engineering. Metallurgy      	Research
TP             Chemical Technology                	Research
TS 155-193     Production Management              	Research
TS 200-770     Metal Manufactures. Metalworking    	Study

C. Chronology

Emphasis is on the acquisition of current imprints.

D. Geographic Guidelines

None.

E. Languages

English is the primary language of the collection. Occasionally materials in German, French or Russian are purchased if they are of special importance or if requested by a faculty member.

F. Treatment

Emphasis on research monographs. Reference works and specialized monographs are selectively purchased. Conference proceedings are purchased selectively and then only after determining that the proceedings is not published elsewhere as an issue of a journal. General interest books are purchased selectively. Technical reports are selectively collected.

G. Formats

Primarily print for monographs and most journals, though electronic full-text is also of growing importance for journals. Bibliographic databases are available through the Internet.

WWW accessible journals are preferred. Print format is preferred for monographs. Microforms are purchased if necessary to augment the collection. Videos are selected if recommended by a faculty member for purchase. Technical reports are collected in microform.

H. Multiple copies

Multiple copies are purchased selectively, generally at the request of a faculty member for Reserve purposes or if highly use.

II. Acquisition Strategy

Materials are selected by the College Librarians for Engineering, with priority being given to faculty requests. Both faculty requests and approval plan selections comprise only a small part of collection development activity. The library receives many serials indexed in the major engineering abstracting and indexing services. Standing orders are maintained for selected publications from major engineering societies including AICHE, AIME, ASAE, ASCE, ASHRAE, ASME, IEEE, and SAE. Standing orders are also received for major series. Military standards, industry standards from ASHRAE and ASME, and vendor catalogs are subscribed to via the WWW. Publications of many government agencies are received through the government depository program. Gifts are received sporadically and constitute a minute proportion of materials being added to the collection. Retrospective purchasing is negligible. Subscriptions to new journals and series standing orders, other than those published by the major engineering societies, are generally considered for purchase only if specifically requested by a faculty member. Such titles compete for funding within the library's general serials review process.

III. Collection Notes

Compared to collections among all engineering colleges the collection would be considered very strong. It is used extensively by students and faculty in the College of Engineering as well as related disciplines throughout the University. Individuals in industry, universities, and government agencies throughout the country also make use of the collection through in-house use and through Interlibrary Loan.

Revised 10/2000