SUBJECT AREA: QH,QK,QL,QM,QP,QR - BIOLOGY and BIOCHEMISTRY (QH-Biology; QK-Botany; QL-Zoology; QM-Human Physiology; QP-Physiology; QR-Microbiology)
Purpose (major target group and interdisciplinary relationships): Minor, major, honours and graduates studies in biology, interdisciplinary major and honours studies in biopsychology. Related studies in environmental studies/science, biochemistry, bioinorganic chemistry and biophysics. New courses added for 2000/2001: Paleontology, Mammalogy, Mycology, Virology, Endocrinology, Advanced Marine Science and Advanced Biometrics.
Existing Collection Strength: QM-QR basic, QK-QP-representative, and QH-QL-selective.
Current Collecting Intensity: QH[biology and natural history]-selective, QK[botany]-representative, QL[zoology]-selective, QM[human anatomy]-basic, QP[physiology, biochemistry and psychology]-selective, and QR[microbiology]-representative.
Geographic focus: None.
Chronological focus: Current.
Languages collected: English.
Formats collected: Paper, micro formats, video, computer software.
Access to Journal Articles: Free online mediated searching provided for BIOSIS Previews and Chemical Abstracts for faculty and students in lieu of paper version. ProQuest Direct Research Library does not address the life sciences adequately. General Science Index, Applied Science and Technology Index and Waves can be used for general research in this area. Medline and Agricola, which are free over the Internet, provides excellent access to articles. Faculty and students have access to Current Contents, Web of Science* [Science Citation Index] and CarlUncover for indexing of the tables of contents of journals and for document delivery. Document delivery charges are the responsible of individual faculty. The Library pays any user fees attached to these two systems. IDEAL Library*, Springer Verlag Link*, American Chemical Society* and Royal Society of Chemistry* are an excellent source of fulltext articles in this field. [Access is through the CNSLP Agreement.]
Date: April 8, 1996 Revised: January 28, 1998; May 4, 1999; June 14, 2000; March 31, 2001
Selector Responsible: Brian McNally
| 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| QH - biology & natural history | 980 | 1095 (11.7%) | 1246 (13.8%) | 1348 (8.2%) | 1452 (7.7%) |
| QK - botany | 391 | 437 (11.8%) | 511 (16.9%) | 544 (6.5%) | 579 (6.4%) |
| QL - zoology | 749 | 820 (9.5%) | 997 (21.6%) | 1067 (7%) | 1121 (5.1%) |
| QM - human biology | 19 | 20 (5.5%) | 26 (30%) | 30 (15.4%) | 32 (6.7%) |
| QP - physiology & biochemistry psychology |
488 | 530 (8.6%) | 632 (19.2%) | 690 (9.2%) | 722 (4.6%) |
| QR - microbiology | 145 | 151 (4.1%) | 174 (15.2%) | 186 (6.9%) | 199 (7.0%) |
| Total: | 2772 | 3053 (10.1%) | 3586 (17.5%) | 3865 (7.8%) | 4105 (6.2%) |