Policy Last Updated: July 1, 2007 Subject: Computer Science PurposeThe Collection Development policy is used as a guide to shape relevant collections and to ensure consistency in collection development. The decision to purchase library materials is primarily the responsibility of the Collections Librarian in consultation with faculty in the Department.This policy has been developed by Michael Skelton, the Collections Librarian, in cooperation with and endorsed by Angele Hamel, the Department Faculty Library Liaison and the Department Chair.FocusTo support teaching, study and research up to the honours undergraduate level, as well as to support faculty research.Areas of special interest must include: acoustical foundations of music, applied mathematics, astronomy, computer science, digital electronics integrated circuits, lasers, meteorology, optics, photonics, physics, solid state physics. Within each specific area individual faculty members may make recommendations for items to be included in the collection.ScopeLanguage: primarily English language materials are collected. Important publications primarily in French, German, Spanish and Russian will also be considered either in their original language or translation if available.Place of Publication: emphasis is placed on Canadian and American publishers first, then British and European.Dates of Publication: emphasis is placed on recently published works.Chronological Period: contemporary and historical works are acquired.Geographical Areas: no geographical restrictions. Material is selected for its scientific importancePublishers: works from scholarly and academic publishers are emphasizedTypes, formats, and readership of materials collectedMaterials with academic-level readership are selected.Web-based formats for reference sources, journals and indexing sources are preferred. Print and microform are considered for reason of cost, availability, expected use or long term access.Single copies of books in print formats are generally selected. Web-based formats are selected on a title by title basis, especially if the title is of interest to users at multiple Laurier campuses. Duplication of print across Laurier campuses is generally avoided.Excluded types include textbooks, abridgements, study aids, limited editions, works by vanity presses, juvenile, pamphlets, reprints and partial contents (eg. single issues of journals, electronic versions of single chapters of books).The following items, as they apply to Physics & Computer Science, will only be considered for inclusion in the collection upon the request of the faculty:Proceedings, symposia, international congresses, etcSelected Canadian and American thesesReports of non-governmental organizations such as research centres, university departments, etcNumeric and/or spatial dataElectronic formatsSubjects collected and collecting prioritiesCollecting priority by subjectSubjects collectedClassificationCollecting priorityMathematics Computer scienceQA75.5 - QA76.95AMachine theory, abstract machines, abstract automataQA267 - QA268.5BAstronomy General, historyQB1 - QB139CPractical and spherical astronomyQB140 - QB168 Position of poleQB169 Determination of the eclipticQB171 Prediction of eclipses, occultations, & transitsQB175 - QB185 Geodetic astronomyQB201 - QB205.U7Z Azimuth, determination of meridianQB207 TimeQB209 - Qb224 Longitude and latitudeQB224.5 - QB237 GeodesyQB275 - Qb343 Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanicsQB349 - QB421 CosmochemistryQB450 - QB450.5 AstrogeologyQB454 - QB456 Astrophysics (general)QB460 - QB466.P67 Non-optical methods of astronomyQB468 - QB480 Descriptive astronomyQB495 - QB991 Physics GeneralQC1 - QC19CMathematical physicsQC19.2 - QC20.85CGeneral works, treatises, advanced textbooksQC21 - QC19CStudy and teaching, researchQC30 - QC71 Force and energy, generalQC72 - QC75 Weights and measuresQC81 - QC114 Descriptive & experimental mechanics GeneralQC12 - QC131 Dynamics, motionQC133 - QC137.52 Fluids, fluid mechanicsQC138 - QC168.86 Atomic physics, constitution & properties of matterQC170 - QC171.2 Constitution of matter & antimatter (general)Qc172 - QC173.25 Properties of matter & antimatter (general)QC173.28 - QC173.458 Relativity physicsQC173.5 - QC173.65 Field theories, unified field theoriesQC173.68 - QC173.75 Quantum theory, quantum mechanicsQC1773.96 - QC174.52BStatistical physicsQC174.7 - QC175.36BSuperfluid physicsQC175.4 - QC175.47 Solids, solid-state physicsQC176 - QC176.9BSpecial substancesQC176.95 Theories of the EtherQC177 Theories of gravitationQC178 Special properties of matter & antimatterQC182 - QC197 Sound, light and heat as a wholeQC220 - QC220.5 Acoustics, sound GeneralQC221 - QC229CSpecial topics (underwater, sound waves, etc...)QC231 - QC246 Heat GeneralQC251 - QC275 High temperaturesQC276 - QC277 Low temperaturesQC277.9 - QC278.6 High pressureQC280 - QC280.6 Relations between pressure, volume & temperatureQc281 - QC281.5 Calorimeteres and calorimetryQC290 - QC297 Change of stateQC301 - QC310 ThermodynamicsQC310.15 - QC319 Heat transferQC319.8 - QC338.5 Optics, light GeneralQC350 - QC370AOptical instruments & apparatus (general)QC370.5 - QC379 Geometrical opticsQC380 - QC389APhotometry, microphotometryQC391 Physical opticsQC392 - QC449.5ASpectroscopyQC450 - QC467BRadiation physics (general)QC474 - QC476.W38CLuminescenceQC476.4 - QC480.2 X-rays, roentgen raysQC480.8 - QC484.6 Cosmic ray physicsQC484.8 - QC485.9 Other radiationsQC490.4 - QC492 ColourQC494 - QC496.9 Electricity and magnetism ElectricityQC501 - QC718.8 MagnetismQC750 - QC766.T56 Nuclear & particle physics, atomic energy, radioactivity GeneralQC770 - QC784.5 Instruments and apparatusQC785.5 - QC787.V45 ResearchQC788 - QC788.2 Nuclear fissionQC789.7 - QC790.8 Nuclear fusionQC790.95 - QC791.8 Atomic energyQC791.9 - QC792.8 Elementary particle physicsQC793 - QC793.5 Nuclear interactionsQC793.9 - QC794.8 Radioactivity & radioactive substancesQC794.95 - QC798 Geophysics, cosmic physics GeneralQc801 - QC809 GeomagnetismQC811 - QC849 Meteorology, climatology GeneralQC851 - QC874.8 Meteorological stations & observations, weather stationsQC875.5 - QC876.7 Meteorological instrumentsQC875.5 - QC876.7 Weather signals, storm warnings, etc...QC877 Weather broadcastingQC877.5 Construction of weather maps, charts, etc...QC878 Aeronomy, upper atmosphereQC878.5 - QC879.59 Dynamic meteorologyQC880 - QC880.4 Atmospheric shells (general)QC881 - QC881.2 Atmospheric pollutantsQC882 - QC882.6 Cosmic relations, influence of sun & moon, etc...QC883 - QC883.2 MesometeorologyQC883.4 - QC883.52 MicrometeorologyQC883.7 - QC883.82 PaleoclimatologyQC884 - QC884.2 Atmospheric pressureQC885 - QC896 Temperature and radiationQC901 - QC913.2 Aqueous vaporQC915 - QC929.28 WindQC930.65 - QC959 Electrical phenomena in the atmosphereQC960.5 - QC969 AuroraQC970 - QC972.5 Radio meteorology, microwave meteorologyQC972.6 - QC973.8 Meteorological opticsQC974.5 - QC976 Climatology and weatherQC980 - QC999 Electrical engineering, electronics, nuclear engineering, telecommunication GeneralQC5101 - QC5102.85AApparatus and suppliesQC5103 - QC5103.15BWireless communication systemsQC5103.2 - QC5103.488BOptical communicationsQC5103.59ADense wavelength division multiplexingQC5013.592BLaser communication systemsQC5103.6ADigital communicationsQC5013.7 - QC5103.75ASwitching systemsQC5103.8BComputer networksQC5105.5 - QC5105.9AElectronics General, history, treatises, patents, manualsQC7800 - QC7866CElectronic circuits (general)QC7867 - QC7868BMicroelectronics, integrated circuitsQC7874 - QC7895BApplications of electronicsQC788 - QC7895BOptoelectronic devices, photoelectronics devicesQC8300 - QC8360ARelated programs and supportConsortial purchases with the TriUniversity Group of Libraries (Guelph, Waterloo, Laurier university libraries), with the Ontario Council of University Libraries, and on a national level, are pursued. Attachment(s) Physics and Computer Science collection policy (2007)