Library Policy Statements

I. PROGRAM INFORMATION

As an instructional unit of the College of Engineering, the Mechanical Engineering Department provides degree programs and basic training in the fundamental principles of mechanical engineering and a solid foundation in material sciences, and thermosciences. The department offers the BS, MS, and PhD degrees.

Faculty and graduate student research interests include automatic control; failure analysis; electrochemistry; computer-vision and cable technology; robotics; heat transfer; combustion; polymeric materials, energy conversion; and fluid mechanics. The department has recently expanded research in the areas of control of physical processes, machine design, instrumentation and control of man/machine environments, energy conversion, and system design.

II. COORDINATION OF COLLECTING RESPONSIBILITIES

The discipline shares material relating aspects of civil or electrical engineering to mechanical engineering. Additional material relevant to the field is collected by Government Documents.

III. GUIDELINES TO MATERIALS COLLECTED OR EXCLUDED

Language:

English is preferred. The collection contains some material in Western European and Slavic languages. Asian language material is housed in both the Science and Technology area and the Asia Collection.

Chronological:

No limitations, but the emphasis is on current theories and research.

Geographic:

No Limitations.

Date of Publication:

Current material is most important; gaps are filled as needed; rare and historical material may be acquired as gifts.

Types/Formats of Materials Collected:

Monographs on current research in the field; upper level texts; government publication; conference proceedings; selected United States and foreign dissertations; print and electronic indexes, abstracts and bibliographies; handbooks and dictionaries; and serials. Excluded are manuscripts, reprints of articles within serials, house organs, and private and company files.

Treatment:

Historical; primary sources and documents; applications, methods and practices; computer-related; equipment used in; biographical; reference and bibliographical; statistical and mathematical; textbooks; professional and applied training; and reports on scientific experimental results.

Date compiled: 7/01 Compiler: David E. Coleman