The information materials collection of the University Libraries exists to support the curriculum and related research of The University of Akron. It has been, and continues to be, acquired and organized by The University Libraries with the advice of the faculty and administration of the university in accord with the goals and objectives of the university. The collection of information resources and the access to information is the responsibility of the University Libraries when such resources have general usefulness. Acquisition of and access to information resources which have multiple uses or potential multiple uses are the chief responsibility of the ULLR. The policies included in this document are intended to guide the selection, acquisition, inclusion, and maintenance of information materials in the library collection. While not intended to be static, these policies are expected to provide the basis for continuity and consistency of the information materials collection, evolving over time and reflecting and supporting the university's mission, goals, and objectives.

These collection policies are a written definition of the specific collection needs supported with the funds established for acquisition of information resources and discrete collections in the library. The subject bibliographers, and other University Libraries personnel having collection responsibilities, have written these policies in consultation with the appropriate teaching departments and faculty. It is intended that no policy is included in this compilation that does not reflect the teaching department's assessment of their library needs. Each policy describes which materials should be acquired to serve the curriculum and research goals of the department and the university in general.

The product of an effort to examine the information support needed to reach the university's goals and the goals of the individual departments of the university, the policies are a standard by which to evaluate the collection, to formulate the cost to reach or maintain the defined collection, and to make spending decisions which set priorities for the use of available funds. The policies are not intended to be a permanent guide, but should change and be revised as the goals, objectives, and emphases in university and departmental operations change. Review and change should occur continually as a part of an interactive process between the University Libraries and the faculty. These policies will provide for decision making related to necessary levels of acquisition, choices between specific items, decisions on repair, replacement, or continued inclusion of items in the collection, and an evaluation standard for judging collection response to instructional and research needs.

There are some general considerations that necessarily apply to all collections in the library. The most important of these is that any item collected shall be considered to be available to any appropriate user of the library so long as there is no danger to the physical condition of the material. Library collections are gathered on the principle that information resources need to be shared, and that the sharing makes more information available to all. That is, the University Libraries must give priority to the acquisition of materials which are not for the exclusive instructional or research use of a single individual or department. Materials which are collected cannot be used exclusively by a department or a faculty member, but should be available for any other university faculty member or student if requested.

Since everything in the University Libraries collections should be widely available (except for physical protection as noted above) acquisitions will be only in generally usable formats; the library must have access to appropriate equipment for the use of materials requiring readers, players, projectors, or other devices. Thus, no materials will be acquired in formats that restrict access and none will be stored in locations which are not reasonably open and under University Libraries control or in which prompt access to the information is not provided by the storing agency.

Whenever there is a question about the appropriateness of the purchase or acceptance of materials into the collection, or about the value of retaining something in the collection, these policies should provide the basis and rationale for a decision. If any interested party feels that the decision arrived at does not reflect departmental, University Libraries, or University of Akron missions, goals, or objectives, the policies may be reviewed and amended by the collection management department as appropriate. In ordinary circumstances, such discrepancies should not occur; these policies should be under constant scrutiny and review, especially as changes occur in university policy and departmental curricula.

ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICIES: These policies are written in a uniform manner to facilitate comparison between the various collections comprising the entire University Libraries collection of information materials. The various sections of each policy are:

SCOPE AND PURPOSE: This is a statement specifies the subjects needed to support the purposes of the department or unit for which a collection is established. For each subject included a level of collecting (defined below) is specified reflecting the relative importance of the subject to the curriculum.

CURRICULUM: A general description of the curricula to be supported by the collection described above establishes the reasons for maintaining the collection. The description is abbreviated since university curricular documents can be consulted for details.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: A statement of the geographical areas to be covered in the information collected.

LANGUAGE: A statement of the usable language or languages for the information in the collection described.

PERIOD COVERAGE: A statement about the relative importance of currency and specific historical periods.

PUBLICATION TYPES: This should specify the intellectual levels and organization of the information collected.

FORMATS: The relative quantities for the inclusion of various publication media should be given in this statement.

REMOTE SOURCES: This should specify which information resources will be readily available to supply the needs of this collection without our having to acquire them locally.

EXCLUSIONS: This is a statement to eliminate anything not needed which would be acquired by a literal interpretation of the above.

COLLECTION LEVELS: In writing the descriptions of the various collections the terminology used to specify collecting intensity for the subjects mentioned is taken from the American Library Association publication Guidelines for Collection Development (1979). The levels of collection specificity are defined as follows:

Comprehensive level. A library endeavors, so far as reasonably possible, to include all significant works of recorded knowledge for a defined field. This level of collecting intensity maintains a "special collection"; the aim is exhaustiveness. (At present the University Libraries does not collect in any subject at this level which might include purchase of rare books and manuscripts.)*

Research level. Includes the major published source materials required for dissertations and independent research.

Advanced study level. A collection adequate to support the course work of advanced undergraduate and master's degree programs, or to sustain independent study.

Initial study level. A collection adequate to support undergraduate courses.

Basic study level. A highly selective collection which serves to introduce a subject and indicate sources of information available elsewhere.

Minimal study level. Few selections are included beyond very basic works.

For a more detailed description of these levels, including specific types of publications appropriate for each level, the title cited above should be consulted.

CONSTRAINTS: General constraints on the collection of materials are governed by the university's and the University Libraries' goals and objectives and by practical considerations. Some of these restraints merit specific mention because there is recurring misunderstanding about them.

1. Duplication. Multiple copies of information sources are avoided unless there is a strong service reason for such duplicates to be available. This limitation is necessary not only to assure the widest possible variety in the collection, but also to avoid unnecessary use of storage space (one of the costlier aspects of library operations). The library uses a guideline, based on experience, for the acquisition of multiple copies of works required for use by all students in a course; these are usually reserved circulation items.

2. Formats collected. The University Libraries has usually collected only formats which are usable in the library and for which equipment for use is readily available on campus. With the proliferation of audio-visual and computer formats for information storage formats collected will change, but formats that the University Libraries cannot access will not be collected.

3. Expendability. The University Libraries does not collect information materials which are consumed by their initial use or which are too fragile to survive multiple uses. Thus, we do not have such things as ditto masters, except as samples of a type of material. There are no user-completion materials, such as test answer sheets in multiples, for users to complete and keep; again, samples of such answer sheets may be in the collection as examples not to be used. Some rare books and manuscripts are collected, and the use of them restricted to researchers, because of their research value and unavailability in inexpensive and durable formats, but no currently published materials are added to the collection if they are judged insubstantial for the rigors of normal library uses. The expenses of record keeping, monitoring, repair, and replacement are too high for the University Libraries to try to maintain collections of such materials.

4. Content. Subject matter or treatment will not be a constraint that precludes collecting any material if that material answers a collection need stated in these policies. Due to societal conditions some of the materials may need to be restricted and access limited to protect the materials. No one in the university community should be denied access to any materials in the collection unless such access poses a physical threat to the material. In that circumstance the University Libraries may seek from the user demonstration of a valid reason for access. The requirement that the materials collected have a basis in collection policy should be enough prevention of the inclusion of frivolous matter in the collections.

*The collections in Archival Services which parallel the library material collection in several fields such as history, are described in a separate document put out by that division. Rare books in the collection have been acquired as gifts or as purchases by the Friends of the University Libraries.

The compilation of these policies was helped by the cooperation received from the faculty members consulted on the information needs of their departments. We are also grateful for the support received from departments in the University Libraries. Support for the writing of these policies also came from departments in the University Libraries. Those library and media departments which have specific selection roles have helped with policies, notably Claudia Salem Burdge and Anne Peterson in the reference department and John V. Miller, Jr., assistant director for archival services, and those responsible for acquiring and maintaining materials have contributed important operational considerations for the policies, especially Julia Gammon of the acquisitions department and Thomas Bennett of instructional support services. This project could not have been completed without Lenora F. Clark and Renee M. Wilson of the collection management office who have worked long and carefully to compile and produce the finished text of this document.

While the library has often had various documentation for its collection acquisition and maintenance operations, these policies have been compiled as a result of the recent reorganization of the information services at The University of Akron into the the University Libraries. Dr. George V. Hodowanec as director has made suggestions, followed and supported the writing and compilation of these policies since the collection management department was organized. We now have a complete and comprehensive guide to identify information needs, to set priorities for expenditures, and to evaluate materials in the collection for retention, replacement, or repair.

Jack E. Hibbs, Head, Collection Management Department

April, 1987

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE: This collection is established to support the curriculum and research of the chemistry department. The following subjects should be collected at the research level: inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, aliphatic compounds, aromatic compounds, heterocyclic compounds, organometallic compounds, biological chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, analytical chemistry, crystallography, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Carbohydrates, qualitative and quantitative analysis should be collected at the advanced study level. General works should be collected at the initial study level.

CURRICULUM: The chemistry department offers the bachelor of science, bachelor of arts, master of science, and doctor of philosophy degrees. The undergraduate program is accredited by the American Chemistry Society, and it prepares students for immediate employment or graduate study. Secondary teaching certification may be obtained by meeting the College of Education requirements. Chemistry is the only major offered. The undergraduate program requires the principles of chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, quantitative analysis, analytical chemistry, and advanced chemistry courses. Mathematics and physics courses are also required. The master's program requires twenty-four credits of chemistry courses, a thesis, and reading proficiency in a foreign language. The doctoral program requires twenty-four credits of coursework, sixty credits of research, a dissertation, four cumulative examinations, and proficiency exams in organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry. The students are required to propose a new field of research and defend it. Graduate courses are offered in the chemistry of polymers, quantum chemistry, thermodynamics, analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and biochemistry, although no specific courses are required. The chemistry department courses are an important part of the programs for polymer science and chemical engineering. Students in biology, nursing, physics, and home economics also take chemistry courses as part of their programs.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: There is no geographical limit for appropriate materials. The primary geographical areas for inclusion in the collection should be the United States for about sixty percent of the collection, and Europe, Russia, Japan, India, China, and Australia for the other forty percent.

LANGUAGE: Most circulating materials in this collection should be in English. The reference materials will be about twenty percent German and the remainder in English. Chemical research may be reported in any language but attempts should be made to maintain a balance of at least 70 percent of the serials titles in English and the other 30 percent maximum in the more common foreign languages of German, Russian, French, Japanese, or Chinese.

PERIOD COVERAGE: The acquisition emphasis should be on materials published in the most recent five years. However, the retrospective holdings of all chemistry serials should be comprehensive as chemists need to retrace the research to the origins of the subject under investigation.

PUBLICATION TYPES: General works are collected at the initial study level, and professional works, handbooks, journals, symposia, and proceedings collected at the research level.

FORMATS: Print, including microform, is collected at the research level and comprises at least 95 percent of the collection. Computer software and audiovisual software is collected at the initial study level, but is no more than five percent of the collection.

REMOTE SOURCES: The collections at Youngstown State University, Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Kent State University may be used for interlibrary loans filling in the University Libraries' collection. The Center for Research Libraries gives access to expensive foreign journals not in high demand.

EXCLUSIONS: Textbooks and popular works generally will not be acquired under this policy by purchase, although gifts of these materials may be added to the collection if the library identifies a use for them.

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE: The library collection in support of the teaching program and research of the physics department needs to include materials in basic physics theory and applications. Since physics is the basis for much scientific and technical investigation, the library support must be complete and far-ranging. This should include, at the initial study level, classical and modern physics concepts, emphasizing atomic physics, quantum physics, mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, and optics. To support the particular interests of the department, materials collected at the advanced study level should include applied physics and engineering physics, polymer physics, chemical physics, geophysics, biophysics, and astrophysics.

CURRICULUM: The department offers the bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree with specialization in biophysics, polymer physics, chemical physics or astrophysics. Graduate work leading to a master of science degree in physics is available, as well.

LANGUAGE: Since physics is a basic science, worldwide research is of interest and is collected in any language.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: Physics is not geographically limited.

PERIOD COVERAGE: Since physics references are often to original theory, concept, and application, the collection needs retrospective coverage of the last century. At the same time, a strong journal collection is required to maintain currency.

PUBLICATION TYPES: Physics information appears primarily in monographs and journals.

FORMATS: Recently a small amount of non-print materials have become available as 16mm films, filmstrips, videocassettes and computer software, which is about five per cent of the collection. The remainder is print.

REMOTE SOURCES: None are useful to this area of curriculum.

EXCLUSIONS: This collection excludes popular works intended for lay users.

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE: This collection is established to support the two year programs in chemical technology, electronic technology, manufacturing technology, mechanical technology, drafting technology, and surveying and construction technology, and the four-year programs in mechanical technology and electronic technology. The collection is interdisciplinary, but should primarily cover gaps in the technical collection not covered by the engineering, chemistry, physics, and mathematics collection policies. The works acquired on this policy are less complex in nature and do not require rigorous training in calculus and higher mathematics to use.

CURRICULUM: The community and technical college offers the associate in applied science degree in chemical technology, electronic technology, manufacturing technology, mechanical technology, drafting technology, and surveying and construction technology and the bachelor of science degree in mechanical technology and electronic technology. The two-year programs in electronic technology, mechanical technology, and surveying and construction technology and the four-year program in electronic technology are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The curriculum varies from one technology to another; the specific courses include additional chemistry courses, circuits, electronics, business and management courses, technical drawing, mechanics, drafting, surveying, construction, materials testing, control systems, and computer programming.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: The geographical coverage for this fund is almost exclusively the United States.

LANGUAGE: English is the only language collected.

PERIOD OF COVERAGE: The emphasis for acquisition is current materials. Retention is imprint date of the most recent ten years. Serials will be kept for an indefinite period.

PUBLICATION TYPES: General works, professional works, textbooks, handbooks, journals, codes and standards, and electrical data compilations are collected.

FORMATS: Printed materials including microforms are the principal formats collected, about five percent of the collection may be computer software and audio-visual software.

REMOTE SOURCES: No use of remote sources is practical.

EXCLUSIONS: In-depth studies on the subjects described will be covered on the policies of the graduate and baccalaureate departments.

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE: This collection is established to support the curriculum and research of the chemical engineering department. Works describing chemical processes and equipment, chemicals, electrochemistry, fuel, food processing, fermentation, petroleum refining, the gas industry, plastics and plastics manufacture, coal, colloids, powders, kinetics, coatings, catalysis, and biotechnology are collected at the research level. Works describing materials for engineering and construction, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, environmental pollution, and water treatment are collected at the advanced study level. General works on chemical engineering are collected at the initial study level.

CURRICULUM: The department of chemical engineering offers the bachelor of science, master of science, and doctor of philosophy degrees. The undergraduate program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and prepares students for immediate employment or graduate study. Chemical engineering is the only major offered by the department. The undergraduate program requires principles of chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, mathematics, the engineering core (including courses in FORTRAN, engineering fundamentals, materials science, statics, basic electrical engineering, engineering graphics), material and energy balances, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, chemical reaction engineering, fluid and thermal operations, mass transfer, process analysis and control, process, and plant design and economics. The master's program offers either a thesis or non-thesis option. Both options require transport phenomena, chemical reaction engineering, classical thermodynamics, six credits of chemical engineering electives, and three credits of approved mathematics. The thesis option requires six credits of approved electives and six credits for thesis. The non-thesis option requires eighteen credits of approved electives. The doctoral program requires 90 credits of graduate work which includes 60 credits of course work and 30 credits of dissertation. Graduate level courses in chemical engineering include chemical engineering analysis, advanced polymer engineering, advanced plant design, advanced reaction engineering, advanced thermodynamics, momentum transport, fluid mechanics, mass transfer, process control, and pollution control.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: There is no geographical limit for these subjects. The primary geographical coverage included in the collection is the United States represented by eighty percent of the materials, Great Britain by ten percent, and Japan, India, Russia, and the remainder of Europe making up the last ten percent.

LANGUAGE: Monographs and ninety percent of the serials in this collection are in English with the remaining serials distributed among German, French, Japanese, and Russian.

PERIOD COVERAGE: Emphasis for acquisition will be recent publications with retention for most limited to twenty years except for serials which will be kept for an indefinite period.

PUBLICATION TYPES: General works are collected at the initial study level. Professional works, scholarly monographs, data compilations, journals, proceedings, and symposia are selected at the research level.

FORMATS: Printed formats including microform are about ninety-five percent of the collection with computer software and audiovisual software making up the remainder.

REMOTE SOURCES: The collections at Youngstown State University, Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Kent State University may supply scarce journals and out-of-print monographs. The Center for Research Libraries can be a source of foreign journals not in high demand.

EXCLUSIONS: Popular works are excluded from this collection.

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE: This collection is established to support the curriculum and research of the civil engineering department. Information resources describing the mechanics of transportation, engineering mechanics, materials for engineering and construction, surveying, structural engineering, engineering geology, foundations, tunneling, environmental engineering, hydraulics, bridge engineering, and building construction should be collected at the research level. Works describing the legal aspects, engineering in general, technology in general, highway engineering, railway construction, cement industries, and general aspects of civil engineering should be collected at the initial study level.

CURRICULUM: The department of civil engineering offers the bachelor of science, master of science, and doctor of philosophy degrees. The undergraduate program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The undergraduate program prepares students for immediate employment or graduate study. Civil engineering is the only major offered by the department. The undergraduate program requires courses in chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, engineering core courses (which include FORTRAN, materials science, introduction to engineering, statics, mechanics of solids, basic electrical engineering, engineering graphics, dynamics, thermal science, and fluid mechanics), surveying, structures, soil mechanics, water supply and waste disposal, hydraulics, transportation engineering, engineering materials, hydrology, and construction administration. The curriculum permits specialization in environmental engineering, foundation engineering, hydraulic engineering, structural engineering, or transportation engineering. The master's program offers either a thesis or non-thesis option. Both options require fifteen credits of civil engineering course work and three credits of approved mathematics or science courses. The thesis option requires six credits of approved electives and six credits for the thesis. The non-thesis option requires twelve credits of approved electives and two credits of work on a special problem. The doctoral program requires 90 credits of graduate work which includes 60 credits of course work and 30 credits for dissertation. Graduate level courses in civil engineering include advanced mechanics of materials, structures, finite element analysis, composite mechanics, soil and rock mechanics, foundations, water and wastewater treatment, advanced fluid mechanics, coastal engineering, hydraulics, hydrology, advanced engineering materials, elasticity, plasticity, and advanced geotechnical testing.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: There is no geographical limit for included subjects. The primary geographical areas included in the collection are the United States represented by about eighty percent of the collection and Europe and Japan comprising most of the remainder.

LANGUAGE: This collection is exclusively in English.

PERIOD OF COVERAGE: The emphasis for acquisition will be recent publications and retention will be limited to imprints of the most recent ten years for monographs in most instances; serials will be retained indefinitely.

PUBLICATION TYPES: General works are collected at the initial study level. Professional works, journals, proceedings, standards, and data compilations are collected at the research level.

FORMATS: Printed formats including microform should comprise about ninety-five percent of the collection. Computer software and audiovisual software make up the remainder of the collection.

REMOTE SOURCES: The collections of Youngstown State University, Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Kent State University may supply some journals and out-of-print monographs. The Center for Research Libraries will be used for foreign journals not in high demand.

EXCLUSIONS: Popular works are excluded from this collection.

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE: This fund is established to support the interdisciplinary serials serving the various engineering departments. While all the serials in this collection are recognized as important to engineering, the subjects covered in them are not as specific as the curricular interests of the various engineering departments.

CURRICULUM: The curricula covered by this collection is the curricula of the engineering and technology departments as described in the collection development policies for the individual departments.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: The geographical coverage is about 60 percent United States, fifteen percent Europe, ten percent Japan, and five percent U.S.S.R.

LANGUAGE: English is about eighty-five percent of the language of the collection while the remainder is confined to Russian, German, French, and Japanese.

PERIOD COVERAGE: Nearly all of the journals in this collection are kept on an indefinite basis.

PUBLICATION TYPES: Only journals, proceedings, transactions, symposia, and newsletters are collected under this policy.

FORMATS: Printed formats including microform are the only ones collected.

REMOTE SOURCES: Remote sources are not important to this policy but are addressed on the policies of the individual departments.

EXCLUSIONS: No serials will be acquired on this fund which are identifiable with the policy of a single department.

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE: This collection is to support the department of polymer engineering curriculum and research. Included are works on rheology, extrusion, injection molding, spinning, crystallinity, analysis, and characterization of polymers. The types of polymers include elastomers, plastics, textiles, fibers, gels, colloids, coatings, composites, and films; all to be collected at the research level.

CURRICULUM: The department of polymer engineering offers the master of science in engineering and doctor of philosophy degrees. One undergraduate course is offered. The curriculum includes several polymer engineering core courses, several polymer engineering electives, several engineering and science electives, and a thesis or dissertation.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: Geographical coverage is the United States, Europe, Japan, China, and the U.S.S.R.

LANGUAGE: The collection is ninety percent English with some Russian, German, French, Japanese, and Chinese.

PERIOD OF COVERAGE: Emphasis for collection is recent imprints with retention of materials published in the most recent twenty years in most cases. Serials will be kept for an indefinite time.

PUBLICATION TYPES: General works, professional works, textbooks, handbooks, research reports, journals, proceedings, transactions, symposia, standards, and encyclopedias are acquired.

FORMATS: Printed formats including microforms are about ninety-five percent of the collection with the remainder being computer and audiovisual software.

REMOTE SOURCES: Case Western Reserve University has a significant polymer information collection which can supplement research needs. Access to foreign journals is gained through the Center for Research Libraries.

EXCLUSIONS: Popular treatments will not be acquired on this policy. The information materials on the chemical properties of polymers will usually be acquired under the policy supporting the polymer science department.

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SCOPE AND PURPOSE: This collection supports the department of polymer science's curriculum and research. Included are works on the chemical and physical properties of polymers and their synthesis, reactions, and analysis, which are collected at the research level. Works on the manufacture and applications of polymers are collected at the advanced study level. Emphasis is on acquisition of works on synthetic polymers as opposed to naturally occurring polymers.

CURRICULUM: The department of polymer science offers the master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees. Undergraduate courses are offered to those students from other departments with an interest in polymers. The master's degree requires twenty-four credits in specified courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, polymer science, and engineering and the completion of a research project and thesis. The doctoral degree requires appropriate coursework and the completion of a dissertation.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: Geographic emphasis is the United States, Europe, and Japan, with some inclusion of China and Russia.

LANGUAGE: English is the preferred language and accounts for ninety percent of the collection, with German, French, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese works acquired as necessary to assure completeness.

PERIOD COVERAGE: Acquisition emphasis is current materials. The emphasis for retention is imprints of the past twenty years. Serials will be kept indefinitely.

PUBLICATION TYPES: General works, professional works, textbooks, handbooks, scholarly research studies, research data, journals, proceedings, transactions, symposia, standards, and encyclopedias are collected for this department.

FORMATS: Printed formats including microforms make up almost all of this collection, but occasionally computer software and audiovisual software are acquired.

REMOTE SOURCES: Case Western Reserve University has an interest in the polymer field and a resulting strong collection of literature which should be coordinated with ours when resources are sought. The Center for Research Libraries is a source for foreign journals.

EXCLUSIONS: Information on engineering applications and the properties of polymers are collected under the policy for the department of polymer engineering.

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