General Purpose

To support instruction, study, and research leading to the B.S. in Materials Science and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and Polymer Engineering.

Subject Description

The program emphasizes the following subject areas: production, development, and utilization of materials for major engineering systems, rheology, and polymer processing; polymer morphology; mechanical, physical, and chemical behavior of polymers; composite materials; physical metallurgy; materials processing; welding metals and materials joining; corrosion behavior; failure analysis; and mechanical and physical behavior of materials.

Overlap with Other Subjects

Materials Science and Engineering overlaps with chemical engineering, engineering science and mechanics, electrical engineering, chemistry, and physics.

Languages Collected and Excluded

English is the primary language. Secondary languages include Western European, Asian, and Russian which are acquired selectively depending on research and project needs.

Geographic Parameters

Publications from English-speaking countries are primarily collected. In addition, those from Japan and Europe are added secondarily and materials from other areas are considered selectively.

Chronological Scope

Emphasis is on current research.

Dates of Publication

Current publications are collected.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Retrospective purchases are considered only under special circumstances, i.e., for new programs where basic materials (monographs, serials, and periodicals) are needed to update the collection.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

Scholarly and research publications, handbooks, association publications, proceedings, and advanced texts are collected.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

In addition to print formats, all other formats are collected.

Cooperation with Other Libraries

Cooperative agreements are in effect with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Martin Marietta Energy Systems.

Alternative Access to Resources

Interlibrary loan and the Elsevier Science Publishers TULIP project are a source of materials not in the collection. The TULIP project provides electronic access to 43 materials science journals.

Position Responsible for Collection

Engineering Librarian, Jeanine Williamson

Corresponding Fund

Engineering, Carson, Granger

Other Factors

The Materials Science program is interdisciplinary and may require coordination with the selectors for chemistry and physics.

May 24, 2002