Clinical Sciences: Collection Development Policy
Purpose
The collection supports instruction and research for the Professional Veterinary Program in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Program emphasis includes large, small, and exotic animal ophthalmology, oncology, dermatology, orthopedics, radiology, reproduction, diagnostic imaging, and surgical treatment. Human medicine material is purchased to support significant research areas of the program.
- Professional doctoral program in Veterinary Medicine
- Internships, residencies, and post-doctoral curriculum.
- Combined DVM and Masters Degree in Business Administration program
Scope of coverage
Language: Primarily English language publications with selected English translations of works in other languages.
Chronological limits: Twentieth Century
Geographical areas: No geographic limits.
Date of publication: Emphasis is on collection of materials published within the last five years, but historical material is selectively purchased.
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. Audiovisual and computer-based material is purchased and housed at the Veterinary Medical Center Library.
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 |
SF 1-1100 |
Animal Culture |
SF 600-1100 |
Veterinary Medicine |
R-RZ |
Human Medicine |
Other resources
Online databases include Medline, CAB Abstracts, Agricola, and Web of Science. Prospector and Interlibrary Loan are sources for information not found in the CSUL collection.
Contact information
Subject specialist:
Anne Macdonald
491-6847
Email: Anne Macdonald
Revised 05/2007
