Collection Development Policy: Geological Sciences
  • Subject Librarian(s):
    Frank Kellerman

  • Description of the Academic Program | Home Page
    From the Department site - "Five primary research areas lead cutting-edge nationwide themes:

    • Structure and Dynamics of the Solid Earth
    • Geological Materials: Properties and Processes
    • Earth System History and Global Change
    • Planetary Perspectives
    • Environmental Sciences."

    Related Departments:



  • Overview of the Collection
    Journals
    Over the last few years, Library consortial deals with a number of the major publishers in geology have enabled the Library to provide access to a tremendous number of electronic journals. This desktop access to a growing portion of the collection certainly provides improved convenience but also fosters a much greater use of the collection than what was feasible before. Here are important publishers that the Library has made deals with for electronic access covering
    geology:



  • General Collecting Guidelines
    The Library attempts to maintain a RESEARCH level collection. A RESEARCH (Collecting Levels) level collection includes the major source materials required for dissertations and independent research. It also includes important reference works and a selection of specialized monographs.

  • Specific Collecting Guidelines
    • Language: English, original or in translation.
    • Imprint Date: Current imprints. As needed - retrospective materials in support of research needs and replacements to missing or damaged volumes. Infrequent - acquisition of out-of-print material.
    • Types of Material Included: Monographs and journals. Selectively, proceedings and textbooks.
    • Formats: In the near future, the Library will be purchasing an increasing number of monographs and sets in electronic form. However, other formats remain important. For example,


  • Special Collections
    Lownes Collection of Significant Books in the History of Science contains over three-quarters of those texts recognized by scholars as the "great books" of science published since the middle of the 15th century. This collection is held at the John Hay Library.

  • Related Collections
    The resources of the Ivy League institution's libraries are also available to Brown faculty and students via the Borrow Direct service and the Virtual Catalog makes the resources of the participating members of the Boston Library Consortium available upon request. For further information, check with the Interlibrary Loan Office (Phone: (401) 863-2750; Email: sci-ill@brown.edu

  • Selected List of Key Internet Resources