Soil and Crop Science: Collection Development Policy
Purpose
To collect, manage, and provide access to library materials to support the academic and research programs of the Soil and Crop Science Department which offers courses leading to the bachelor of science, master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees. Curricular emphasis encompasses plant biotechnology, plant genetics and breeding, soil science, and crop science. The collections provide materials in support of research on field crops of importance to Colorado including wheat, corn, sugarbeets, field beans, sorghum, millets, barley and forage legumes, and grasses.
Soil and Crop Science materials also support other departments in the College of Agricultural Sciences and additional areas including forestry, wildlife, fisheries, horticulture, and landscape design. Library materials support the education and research conducted by Cooperative Extension.
Scope of Coverage
Language: English is the primary language of the collection.
Geographic: Emphasis is on materials covering the United States with international publications collected selectively.
Chronological: Emphasis is on current research and developments.
Publication types and levels: Current publications primarily from university presses, key societies and associations, and trade publications from science and technology publishers. Most emphasis is on the collection of scholarly materials, with textbooks purchased on a highly selective basis.
Types of Materials
Material collected consists primarily of serial publications and monographs, national and state government documents, conference and symposia proceedings, and plant and soil surveys. More journals are becoming available electronically. Full text and citation databases are playing an increasingly more important role in providing access to current research materials.
Principal Library of Congress Classes
| S 0583 | S 0670.999 | Soil & crop science |
| SB 0160 | SB 0317.499 | Crops |
Other Resources
Full-text and citation databases including Agricola, CAB Abstracts, Web of Science and other databases found through: http://lib.colostate.edu/databases/.
Other electronic resources can be found through: http://lib.colostate.edu/research/soilcrop/. Interlibrary loan and Prospector are sources of materials not found in the CSUL collection.
Contact Information
Subject specialist:
Amy Hoseth
491-4326
Email: Amy Hoseth .
Revised 10/2003
