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General Purpose To support instruction, research, and extension in
Ornamental Horticulture, Landscape Design, and Plant and Soil Science.
Subject Description Plant Sciences encompasses studies in Ornamental
Horticulture, Landscape Design, and Plant and Soil Sciences. The program emphasizes
the following subject areas: turf culture, floriculture, greenhouse management,
landscape design, and nursery management; crop physiology, crop ecology, crop
breeding and genetics, soil science, weed control, and agricultural meteorology.
Overlap with Other Subjects
Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design overlaps with plant and soil
science, forestry, wildlife and fisheries, botany, and architecture. Plant
and Soil Science overlaps with agricultural engineering, forestry, wildlife
and fisheries, ornamental horticulture and landscape design, botany, chemistry,
civil engineering, and environmental engineering.
Languages Collected and Excluded
English is the primary language of the collection.
Geographic Parameters
Publications from the United States are primarily collected.
Chronological Scope
Emphasis is on current research and developments.
Dates of Publication
Current publications are primarily collected.
Retrospective Acquisitions
Retrospective collecting is very limited.
Types of Materials Collected and Excluded
The types of materials primarily collected are texts and conference and
symposia proceedings. Popular treatments are selectively added. Materials in
architecture are generally not collected.
Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded
Books, journals and selected audiovisual materials are collected.
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
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Librarian, Sandra Leach
Corresponding Fund
Agriculture, Agriculture/Veterinary Medicine (AGRI)
Other Factors
None
August 3, 2007
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