Animal Sciences: Collection Development Policy
Purpose
The collection supports instruction and research through the graduate level for degrees offered through the Department of Animal Sciences.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science with an emphasis in Animal Science or Equine Science
- Master and Doctoral degree programs in Animal Science
Scope of coverage
Language: Primarily English language publications with selected English translations of works in other languages.
Chronological limits: Current research is the focus of this collection.
Geographical areas: Emphasis is on materials covering the United States. International publications are selectively collected.
Date of publication: Emphasis is on collection of materials published within the last five years. A limited amount of historical material is collected for training, horse breeding, and dressage.Types of materials
Publications are primarily trade and research material purchased from university presses, societies, associations, and commercial science publishers. Textbooks are purchased on a highly selective basis. Material is purchase through small press publishers for horse training, breeding, and dressage.
Serials publications, monographs, national and state government documents, conference and symposium proceedings, and agriculture experimental station materials are collected. The delivery preference for databases and serial publications is Internet, institutionally licensed.
Principal Library of Congress Classes
Call number range |
LC Subject Heading |
QL 700 - QL749 |
Zoology-Mammals |
QL 750 - QL795 |
Animal Behavior |
SF 95 - SF 100 |
Feeds and Feeding-Animal Nutrition |
SF 191 - SF 275 |
Cattle |
SF 277 - SF 359 |
Horses |
SF 371 - SF 379 |
Sheep |
SF 380 - SF 388 |
Goats |
SF 391 - SF 401 |
Swine |
SF 481 - SF 507 |
Poultry |
SF 600 - SF 1100 |
Veterinary Medicine |
Other resources
Databases include Agricola, Biological Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Medline, and Web of Science. Prospector and Interlibrary Loan are sources for information not found in the CSUL collection.
Contact information
Subject specialist:
Cindy Mitchell
491-7163
Email: Cindy Mitchell
Revised 05/2007
