General Purpose

The General Science fund supports the purchase of undergraduate and popular materials in all areas of science and technology including science education.

Subject Description

The fund provides a means for purchasing materials in support of undergraduate interests and writing assignments (such as destruction of the rain forest, ozone depletion, AIDS); popular materials supporting interests across the UTK community (such as companion books for science/technology series appearing on television or titles about Hypertext, MS-DOS); science education materials designed to provide ideas and techniques for teaching scientific concepts to young students or lay persons; and technical writing titles that fall within the "T" portion of the Library of Congress Classification schedule.

Overlap with Other Subjects

General Science overlaps with all areas of science and technology.

Languages Collected and Excluded

Only English language materials are collected.

Geographic Parameters

Publications from English-speaking countries are collected.

Chronological Scope

The periods covered are not subject to restriction.

Dates of Publication

Current publications are collected.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Retrospective collection is performed only under special circumstances such as purchase of journal backfiles.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

All types of materials are collected.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

All formats, including loose-leaf services, computer files, CD-ROM, video, and microforms, are considered in addition to traditional print formats.

Cooperation with Other Libraries

No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place.

Alternative Access to Resources

Interlibrary loan is a source of materials not in the UT collection.

Position Responsible for Collection

Science & Technology Coordinator, Ron Gilmour

Corresponding Fund

General Science

Other Factors

None

September 24, 2002