Guidelines for Computer Science

Table of Contents

1. Purpose
2. General Collection Guidelines
    A. Language
    B. Chronology
    C. Geography
    D. Publication Date
    E. Treatment of Subject
    F. Types of Materials and Formats
3. Area Resources
4. Related Subject Policy Statements
5. Subjects and Collecting Levels
6. Methodology

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1. Purpose.

The collection in Computer Science supports teaching and research through the Master's level. The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers the B.S. in Computer Science. This program is a highly concentrated curriculum of computer sciences courses. The Department also offers a certification program in computer science for students who have received a bachelor's degree in other areas. Certification prepares the students for many professional opportunities in the scientific community and with government agencies. In addition, the certification process is designed to allow interested students to prepare for graduate study in computer science. The Department of Mathematics also offers a Master's of Science in Computer Science.

2. General Collection Guidelines.

A. Language.
English is the primary language of the collection.

B. Chronology.
Primary emphasis is on current aspects of computer science.

C. Geography.
Emphasis is on the United States.

D. Publication Date.
The emphasis is on current publications. Some retrospective ordering takes place to fill in gaps and for replacement.

E. Treatment of Subject.
Popular works, lower division textbooks, materials on specific operating systems, computer program languages, or computer programs are not generally acquired. Upper division and graduate texts are acquired selectively. Professional and scholarly works that support the curriculum are acquired broadly.

F. Types of Materials and Formats.
Periodicals and monographs are the principal format. Also included are indexes, abstracts, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, bibliographies, directories, loose-leaf services, and conference proceedings.

3. Area Resources.

There are no local resources in this subject area that impinge upon collection decisions.

4. Related Subject Policy Statements.

See Mathematics and Business Policies.

5. Subjects and Collecting Levels.

Subject	Call Number Range	Present	Desired
Computer Science	QA75-99	C1	C1
Algebra	QA150-299	C1	C1
Mathematical Analysis (Calculus, etc.)	QA300-433	C1	C1
Geometry. Trigonometry	QA440-699	C1	C1
Analytic Mechanics	QA801-939	C1	C1
Electrical Engineering, Electronics	TK7885-7895	C1	C1

6. Methodology.

Collection-centered; list-checking, either in its entirety or using samplings from:

Computing Reviews. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 1960-. monthly.

American Mathematical Monthly. Washington: Mathematical Association of America, 1894-. monthly.