LIBRARY COLLECTION POLICY STATEMENTS

I. PROGRAM INFORMATION

Plant Physiology is housed in the Department of Molecular Biosciences and Biosystems Engineering. The Department consists of a multidisciplinary faculty covering biotechnology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biosystems engineering, and food science. The Department seeks to develop and apply state-of-the-art techniques in molecular and cellular biology and biotechnology to problems in tropical agriculture.

The Department offers an MS and a PhD in Botanical Sciences (Plant Physiology). Graduate faculty are based not only in the University, but also in Hawaii Agricultural Research Center and the USDA Agricultural Research Service Laboratory. Research areas center on understanding the biochemical, nutritional, and molecular-biological processes that underlie growth, development, photosynthesis, and stress, especially as they relate to tropical agriculture.

II. COORDINATION OF COLLECTING RESPONSIBILITIES
Plant Physiology draws heavily on the literature of botany, chemistry and biology; selection is coordinated with the librarians responsible for these areas.

Research in the Botany department is also supported by collections in the Bishop Museum Library and the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (formerly the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association) Library. There are no formal collecting arrangements with these libraries.

II. GUIDELINES TO MATERIALS COLLECTED OR EXCLUDED

Language: Material in English is preferred. Spanish and Portuguese publications on tropical crops are collected. Occasionally, French and German material is acquired. Asian language material is housed in both the Science and Technology area and the Asia Collection.

Chronological: No limitations, but the emphasis is on current theories and research.

Geographic: No limitations, but there is special interest in tropical crops.

Date of Publication: Current materials are emphasized; gaps are filled as needed. Rare and historical materials may be acquired as gifts.

Types/Formats of Materials Collected: Monographs on current research in the field; serials, including Web access when available; monographic series; dictionaries, handbooks and directories; bibliographies; conference proceedings; selected United States and foreign dissertations; electronic data bases with a preference for Web access.

Treatment: All treatments are included, with the exception of popular works and textbooks. Both research and applied aspects are collected.

Date compiled: 7/01 Compiler: Eileen Herring

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