The Committee participate with regional consortia in resource sharing activities. The Library is a medium-sized academic health sciences library. Its collection has been assessed as a research level collection as defined by The Pacific Northwest Conspectus . A collection that includes the major published source materials required for dissertations and independent research, including materials containing research reporting, new findings, scientific experimental results, and other information useful to researchers. It is intended to include all important reference works and a wide selection of specialized monographs, as well as a very extensive collection of journals and major indexing and abstracting services in the field.
Older material is retained for historical research.
Indexed in electronic science and biomedical bibliographic databases. The Library encourages and appreciates gifts to its collection and will provide the donor with a letter of appreciation. The Library does not make estimates of value for donated materials. Separate accounting procedures apply to monetary gifts. Return to top of the page Weeding To keep the collection current and to maintain adequate shelf space for new acquisitions, out-of date, worn, and damaged copies of materials will be weeded routinely.