General Purpose

To support instuction, study and research at B.A., M.S., and Ph.D levels in Geography.

Subject Description

The program emphasizes the following subject areas: geography of the natural environment, biogeography, biological conservation, geomorphology; spatial analysis, transportation and location analysis; Latin America, southern American, and urban geography; non-metropolitan areas; land use; transportation geography; geography of resources; geography of development; and regional and historical geography of the United States.

Overlap with Other Subjects

Geography overlaps with geological sciences, biology, Latin American studies, planning, civil & environmental engineering, history, and transportation and logistics.

Languages Collected and Excluded

English is the primary language of the collection.

Geographic Parameters

Publications covering the entire globe are collected. Special emphasis is given to North and South America.

Chronological Scope

The focus is on current research.

Dates of Publication

Mainly current publications are collected.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Retrospective collecting is very limited.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

With the exceptions of textbooks, laboratory manuals and dissertations, scholarly publications of all types are collected.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

Primarily sheet maps, atlases, aerial photography, globes, radar imagery, satellite imagery, relief models, and reprint facsimile maps are collected.

Cooperation with Other Libraries

No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place.

Alternative Access to Resources

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

Position Responsible for Collection

Map/GIS Librarian, Greg March

Corresponding Fund

Geography

Other Factors

None

November 10, 2006