Civil Engineering: Collection Development Policy
Purpose
The collection supports instruction, research through the Ph.D level for degrees offered through the Department of Civil Engineering including:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with a concentration in: Civil Engineering and another in Soil and Water Resource Engineering. The department also offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering.
- Master of Science and Ph.D degrees in Civil Engineering. Areas of specialization include: River Mechanics, Water Quality Monitoring, Hazardous Materials Management, Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering.
The collection overlaps with other subject areas including: Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Health, Geosciences.
Scope of Coverage
Language:Primarily English language publications with selected English translations of works in other languages.Geographic: International in scope but emphasizes the United States and other English speaking areas.
Chronological: Primarily Twentieth and Twenty-first centuries. Also includes classics from earlier eras.
Date of Publication: Emphasis is on collection of materials that reflect current scholarship, technology and engineering practice. Appropriate retrospective materials are collected as well.
Types of publishers: Academic, trade publishers and professional societies.
Types of Materials
Civil engineering resources are concentrated in serial and periodical titles, government publications, conference proceedings, research level monographs, engineering standards, and advanced level textbooks. Only a few introductory textbooks are purchased.Conference proceedings are acquired on a selective basis.
Engineering standards are acquired on a selective basis.
Bibliographies are acquired on a selective basis.
Technical reports are selectively collected.
Government documents are received through the Federal Library Depository Program.
Theses and dissertations from other institutions are acquired on a very selective basis as dictated by graduate student and faculty needs.
Microforms are not purchased except in extraordinary circumstances.
Electronic resources are a priority, particularly journal article online full-text access via vendors or databases.
Videos and other non-print media are not purchased except in extraordinary circumstances.
Other Resources
Engineering Research Guide: http://lib.colostate.edu/research/engr/
Department of Civil Engineering: http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ce/index.shtml
Contact Information
Subject specialist:
Mike Culbertson
491-1874
Email: Mike Culbertson
