Geotechnical Engineering, Waste Management & Surveying, Wetland function, Urban and Rural Hydrology, Surface and Groundwater Hydraulics, Design of Steel and Concrete structures, Computational Fluid Mechanics, Wastewater treatment, Mechanics of Materials, Environmental/Industrial Hygiene, Air Quality Management, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Systems (EMS), : hydro geology, transportation and systems engineering, construction engineering, and water resources.

Language
The language of acquisition is English; materials in other languages will not be acquired.

Chronological Guidelines
The main focus will be on recent research; historical material will be considered if it meets the needs of the department and the library.

Geographical Guidelines
Geographical guidelines are not relevant to collection development in Civil and Environmental Engineering. All geographical regions are acceptable for acquisition.

Treatment of Subject
Theory and applied research are both of interest. Computer applications, practice and methods, statistical or mathematical treatment, equipment, legal aspects, economics and management or administration of civil and environmental engineering are collected. Textbooks are not purchased but may be collected if donated.

Types of Materials
Monographs and serial publications form the basis for acquisition. Reference materials, including bibliographies, indices, handbooks, and dictionaries and proceedings of national and international organizations, societies, and congresses concerned with civil and environmental engineering are acquired on a highly selective basis. Lab manuals are not purchased, but may be added to the collection if donated. Publications of U. S. Government agencies are acquired through the U. S. Federal Depository program.

Date of Publication
Emphasis is on material published within the past five years. Current materials are most important. Retrospective materials may be selectively acquired.

Other resources
Information concerning flood control, as well as standards, is at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers library in New Orleans.