R Medicine S Agriculture T Technology C. Chronology Emphasis is placed on selection of current materials. D. Geographic Guidelines None. E. Languages English is the primary language of the collection. F. Treatment Emphasis is on monographs and periodicals about science and technology and various areas in medicine which are suitable for the general reader, informed layperson, and other non-specialists. G. Formats Primarily print for monographs and most journals, though electronic full-text is also of growing importance for journals.
Bibliographic databases are available through the Internet.
Videos are rarely acquired and only through faculty request. The libraries support access to key bibliographic databases in medicine and science and technology. The majority of materials are selected by the bibliographer for general science and technology and medicine, with priority given to requests from faculty, students, and staff, and suggestions from library staff and faculty. Monographs and periodicals for use in the science reference collection are selected by the bibliographer for science reference, with input from other librarians, faculty, and students. The libraries maintain an approval plan for books from many university press and significant trade publishers and standing orders for many important serials.