Section D - COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

Policy Number D040

ADULT COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY

SUBJECT: APPLIED SCIENCES -- 600

Description: The library will collect books and other materials pertaining to applied sciences and technology such as medicine, engineering, home economics, business, manufacturing, furnishings, buildings, construction and carpentry.

Influencing Factors: The surrounding college and university libraries are available for in-depth research. Two medical libraries associated with Saint Louis University and Washington University, respectively, are excellent resources for medical information.

Retention: Currency, accuracy of content, and condition of the material will be the criteria used to evaluate the collection for retention or withdrawal of items.

Current selection: Materials of varying levels of difficulty, as well as basic handbooks and manuals, will be purchased for the general, non-specialist library user. Some materials may be augmented by CD-ROM products, especially in the reference area.

Retrospective selection: Materials with obsolete information or theories will be discarded; all general works which have been superseded, unless they are classics in their field, will be removed from the collection. Currency of material will be of the essence, especially when evaluating the medical, scientific and business areas of the 600s.

		A	B	C	D
600	APPLIED SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY	0	1	3
603	dictionaries & encyclopedias	0	1	3
608	invention/patents	0	1	3	4 (SP-B)
610	Medical Sciences	1	2	3
611	anatomy/cytology/histology	0	1	2
617	surgery/related special	0	1	2
619	experimental medicine	0	0	2
620	Engineering/Allied Operations	0	1	2
621	applied physics	1	2	3
629	other branches	2	2	3
630	Agriculture	0	1	2
635	horticulture	1	2	3
636	animal husbandry	1	2	3
638	insect culture	0	1	2
640	Home Economics/Family Living	1	2	3
641	food and drink	1	2	3
642	meal/table service	0	1	2
643	housing and household equipment	1	2	3
646	sewing/clothing/management of personal and family living	1	2	3
650	Management & Auxiliary Services	1	1	3	4 (SP-B)
651	office services	1	2	3
652	written communication	1	2	3
658	general management	1	2	3
660	Chemical Engineering	0	0	2
663	beverage technology	1	1	2
664	food technology	0	1	2
666	ceramic/allied technology	0	1	2
670	Manufacturing	0	1	2
677	textiles	0	1	2
680	Specific Uses	0	1	2
684	furnishings/home workshop	1	2	3
690	Buildings	0	1	3
694	wood construction/carpentry	1	2	3

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