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Electrical Engineering Collection Development Policy

Purpose
The collection supports present and anticipated teaching and research in the field of Electrical Engineering. At present, the central focus of the department and chief interests of the faculty are encompassed in the following areas of teaching and research: Circuitry, Signal and System Analysis, Power Systems, Control Systems, Computer Cngineering, Electro-optics, Communications System Design, Microwave Engineering, Digital Signal Processing, Electronic Systems Engineering, Audio Engineering, Semiconductor Device Modeling, Laser and Optical Device Applications, Digital Control Systems, Network Synthesis, Power Systems, Electric Machinery Engineering Design, Simulation Software, Development Real Time Data Acquisition, Optical Information Processing, Fiber Optic Sensors, Biometric Identification, Target Tracking, Biomedical Imaging, Image Processing, Satellite Communication, Elipsometry, polarization, thin film optics, Optical coatings design, Biomedical signal processing, Digital circuits, Instrumentation, Digital communications, Error correction coding, Sonar signal analysis, Neural networks, Image Processing, Digital signal processing, Data fusion and communication, Computational learning theory and computational intelligence, Computational Electromagnetics, VLSI Design, Complex System Modeling and Identifications, VLSI Signal Processing Algorithm, ASIC Modeling, Design, and Verification, Microprocessor Architecture and Intelligent Memory, Embedded Systems, Wireless Communications, Fault Diagnosis, Parallel Processing, Information fusion, Stochastic systems and applications, Hybrid systems theory and applications, Statistical inference, Electric power, Control theory – optimization, Signal processing, and Power system stability analysis. The Department of Electrical Engineering offers a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and supports an M.S. degree in Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science. In addition to the support for the specific degree programs of the Electrical Engineering Department, the collection also serves as a resource for undergraduate and graduate students and faculty in other disciplines. Related colleges, departments, and programs which cover subjects of interest to electrical engineering include Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science and NAME.

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 Electrical 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 electrical 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 are acquired. Publications and proceedings of national and international organizations, societies, and congresses concerned with electrical 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
The local U.S. Army Corps of Engineers library has a collection of standards.

Related Policy Statements
Other information related to Electrical Engineering will be found in the following policy statements.

  • Physics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics

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