Dartmouth College Library
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Collection Development Policy
GENERAL SCIENCE
- COLLECTION AREA
- GENERAL PURPOSE
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE PROGRAM
- GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES
- LANGUAGES
- GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
- CHRONOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES
- TYPES OF MATERIALS COLLECTED
- FORMAT OF MATERIALS COLLECTED
- OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE
- CREATION DATE
- REVISION DATE
- LC CLASS
- BIBLIOGRAPHER
- COLLECTING INTENSITY CHART is located on a separate page.
General Science
There is no general science academic program at Dartmouth; instead, general science is interdisciplinary in nature and, as such, it spans the academic departments across campus. General science supports all research and curricular needs of the faculty and students, particularly the undergraduate students.
The general science (Q) collection includes material on the scientific method, science and public policy and any scientific literature which is not clearly within the boundaries of a specific scientific discipline (e.g., Biology, Physics, etc.). General science also includes biographical and cultural material. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the collection is not housed in any one, specific library. A small number of core journal titles are duplicated in the libraries, e.g., Science, Scientific American, Nature. The librarians who select for this collection decide in which library the title is to be physically located. Material which does not logically fall within any specific subject discipline is usually housed at Baker (e.g., a chemistry-general science title would be housed at Kresge, while philosophy of science or science for layman would be housed at Baker). History of Science material is excluded from this statement, as it has its own statement.
No language is excluded; however English is emphasized.
No area is excluded.
The collection spans both historical and current general science titles. For additional information, SEE ALSO, the Medicine and History of Science statements
No type of material is excluded; the main types collected include monographs and serials.
No material format is excluded, but the primary format is still paper. In recent times, the availability of electronic formats has increased and more general science materials are being acquired in that format (e.g., McGraw-Hill Science and Technical Reference Set, etc.)
Special Collections, Baker Library, holds many titles in the general science area, particularly those with historical content. Off-campus, but still local, is the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.
Science museums in the New England area also have general science resources. Many public libraries in the local area have general science collections, as does the New Hampshire State Library and the Vermont State Library. In addition, local and state historical societies have significant collections in the general science area.
October, 1993
Q
Barbara DeFelice
Janifer Holt
Bill McEwen
Connie Rinaldo
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