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AGRICULTURE Department(College of Science & Mathematics)
Librarian Liaison: Philenese Slaughter
Faculty Representative: Daniel
Frederick
Location of Collection: Woodward Library, Level 3
Overall Collecting Level: present level E=minimal; Desired level
is C=Study
Purpose and program description:
To
provide students with adequate access to basic skills and principles for
the
development of the intellectual maturity and insight needed to adapt to a wide range
of rapidly changing agricultural professions. There are three
concentrations from which to choose: Agri-business, Agri-Science,
or Agri-communications.
- Accrediting body: N/A
- Degrees offered/majors or areas of specialization: B.S.
Collection Development Plan 2005-06
- Targeted Areas: None. Allocation is equally
distributed to all disciplines in Ag & Geosciences
General Collection Guidelines:
Languages: English
Chronological Guidelines: C=1961 -present
Dates of Publication: 2000-
Geographical Areas: World & United States for gardens,
landscape, forestry, animal culture & hunting. All others are
U=United States
Noted Publishers: Science Publishers; Ayer ;
Wiley Diamond Farm Book
;
Meister Thomson ; CABI
Review Sources: Books in Print
Material Formats Collected: monographs and videos
Material Formats Excluded: workbooks, textbooks, review
copies, computer software, instructional software, books on CD or
tape (library storage/operational constraints)
Other General Considerations: Animal welfare and rights, Genetic engineering,
Pesticides and EPA regulations, New technologies
Statement of Collection Strengths and Weaknesses:
Collection is at the desired level for Economic botany, Horticulture and
Horses. All others need be to raised at least one level to basic
or study.
LC Subject Subdivisions: (S=General agriculture; SB=Plant
culture; SD=Forestry; SF=animal culture; SH=Aquaculture; SK= Hunting
sports)
- General agriculture (S1-559)
- Farm management, farm economics (S560-572)
- Agricultural chemistry and physics (S583-589.6)
- Soils, Soil conservation(S590-627)
- fertilizers & soil improvement (S631-667)
- Conservation of natural resources (S900-954)
- General plant culture (SB1-106)
- Economy botany (SB107-112)
- Field crops (SB 183-317)
- Gardens and gardening, landscape gardening (SB450.9-480)
- Forestry (SD1-668)
- General animal culture (SF1-90)
- Breeds and breeding, exhibitions, stockshows (SF105-121)
- Insects (SF518-562)
- Veterinary medicine (SF600-1100)
- Aquaculture (SH1-691)
- Hunting, wildlife management (SK1-579)
Related Subject Areas: There are additional
courses in marketing, management, economics, accounting, journalism,
broadcasting, & photography.
Impact of Local, Regional, or National Cooperative Programs:
Agriculture Department serves as a source of information to local
citizens and government agencies, provides help to agricultural youth
organizations, helps with area live-stock shows, and operates a 475-acre
Environmental Education Center.
Other Considerations:
Prepared by: sj
Date: 9/2003 |
