University of Michigan - Flint

The Engineering & Technology division supports the curriculum of the Engineering Science Department, which offers a General Program, an Honors Program, and a Program in Managerial Engineering.

Monographs. The collection holds 4493 monographs, which is equivalent to a 1b, and is 45% of the number from the modified ACRL standard (10,061).

Acquisitions. The 1997/1998 monographs allocation for the Engineering Science Department is $2910. Taking a proportional share of librarians budgets, plus the reference allocation, yields a weighted total of $3527. This is sufficient to buy approximately 54 books at a discounted average price of $65.63 apiece. This amounts to about 1% of the total domestic publishing output for engineering, for an AC rating of 2a. Acquiring 10% of the publishing output per year would require a monographs allocation of $36,621.

Periodicals. The Library subscribes to Compendex*Plus through MIRLYN, and the Applied Science & Technology Index through FirstSearch. There are 300 Wilson-indexed engineering periodical titles, of which the Library has paper subscriptions to 13 (4%=2a) and web access to 101 more (38% total=2b).

Sources consulted: BCL3, ISST, STIS

Prepared by Dave Hart and Paul Streby, in consultation with Prof. Mary Cox.

Ratings for Engineering & Technology CL=Current collection level; AC=Acquisition commitment; GL=Goal level
LC class	Line no.	Category	CL	AC	GL	Comments
T	TEC 000.5	General Technology	2b		3b	610 titles
TA	TEC 013.5	General Engineering	2b		3b	519 titles; subscription to 1 of 47 periodicals, Web access to 8 more (2a)
TC	TEC 045.5	Hydraulic Engineering	2a		2b	49 titles
UG	TEC 057.1	Military Engineering	2a		2b	71 titles
VK	TEC 057.2	Navigation, Merchant Marine	1b		2b	25 titles
VM	TEC 057.3	Naval Architecture, Shipbuilding, etc.	1b		2b	36 titles
TD	TEC 057.5	Environmental Technology	3a		3b	387 titles
TE	TEC 079.5	Highway Engineering	1a		2b	7 titles
TF	TEC 090.5	Railroad Engineering	1b		2b	25 titles
TG	TEC 097.5	Bridge Engineering	1a		2b	13 titles
TH	TEC 098.5	Building Construction	2b		2b	107 titles
TJ	TEC 121.5	Mechanical Engineering & Machinery	2b		3b	345 titles; subscription to 1 of 28 periodicals, Web access to 6 more (2a)
TK	TEC 142.5	Electrical Engineering	2b		3b	831 titles; subscription to 3 of 70 periodicals, Web access to 16 more (2a)
TL	TEC 171.5	Motor Vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics	3a		3b	340 titles
TN	TEC 192.5	Mining Engineering & Metallurgy	2b		3a	86 titles
TP	TEC 250	Chemical Technology	2b		3b	199 titles; subscription to 1 of 32 periodicals, Web access to 17 more (2a/3a)
TS	TEC 287	Manufactures	3a		3b	280 titles; subscription to 2 of 26 periodicals, Web access to 17 more (2a/3a)
TT	TEC 301.2	Handicrafts, Arts & Crafts	2b		2b	140 titles
TX	TEC 301.5	Domestic Engineering	2b		2b	232 titles
Z 116 - 550	TEC 337	Printing	2b		2b	216 titles
DIVISION AS A WHOLE			2a	2a	2b/3b

0 -- Out of scope

1 -- Minimal level
1a ---- Minimal level, uneven coverage
1b ---- Minimal level, even coverage

2 -- Basic information level
2a ---- Basic information level, Introductory
2b ---- Basic information level, Advanced (Appropriate for community college students)

3 -- Study or instructional support level
3a ---- Basic study or instructional support level (Adequate to support lower division undergraduate courses)
3b ---- Intermediate study or instructional support level (Adequate to support upper division undergraduate courses; not adequate for master's degree programs)
3c ---- Advanced study or instructional support level (Adequate to support master's degree programs)

4 -- Research level (Adequate to support doctoral research)

5 -- Comprehensive level