At a basic level, support university students, faculty, and staff needs in applications literature. English is primarily the language of acquisition. Works originally published in other languages are purchased only in English translation. Historical works are purchased selectively.
Emphasis is on research literature and upper undergraduate and graduate materials.
Books on specific programming languages, specific computers, engineering graphics, surveying, photogrammetry, and popular treatments of electrical engineering and computer science, biographies, and histories are purchased selectively. Trade school manuals and juvenile treatments are excluded. Materials are primarily in the form of monographs and periodicals, but also include directories, society publications, dictionaries, encyclopedias, proceedings, transactions, university and research institution technical reports, and U.S. Government documents and research reports in any suitable format. In the case of non-current publications, no preference is given to original prints or editions as opposed to reprints. B Power system protection, protective relaying of power systems, power system analysis, power system faults, power system stability, power system operation, power system control.