Geosciences: Collection Development Policy
Purpose
To collect, manage and provide access to library materials to support the teaching and research program of the Department of Geosciences. The department offers courses of study leading to the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Curricular concentrations are in geology and environmental geology.
Scope of Coverage
Language: English.Geographic: Emphasis on the United States.
Chronological: Mostly current materials; some selective historical material.
Publication types and levels: Current publications from primarily university and scholarly presses. Some retrospective materials, particularly serials or monographic series, are occasionally acquired.
Types of Materials
Journals, monographs, technical reports, data bases, and maps. CSUL, as a federal depository library, receives a large amount of geological information, including geological maps, from the U.S. Geological Survey and other federal and state agencies. No audiovisual material is collected. Undergraduate textbooks and dissertations are generally excluded.
Other Resources
For a detailed list of major print and electronic resources in geosciences available at or through CSUL, please go to http://lib.colostate.edu/research/geosci/
Contact Information
Subject specialist:
Allison Level
491-3918
Email: Allison Level
