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Engineering
Selector: Paula Carey
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION
The Engineering collection reflects the organization of the College of Engineering into three departments: Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering and two divisions: the Division of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and the Division of Systems Engineering (SE). This description represents a major reorganization implemented on July 1, 2008 that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of research in engineering; it is being phased in for current and prospective students and will be fully implemented over the next 3-5 years. The book and journal collections include theoretical, experimental, and applied topics. The collection has particular strengths in electrical and computer engineering. Lasers and optics, optoelectronics, optical communications, and photonics are areas of particular strength and emphasis. Manufacturing systems, manufacturing process automation, and robotics are also strong subject areas. Other topics of more recent interest or emphasis include materials, nanotechnology, neural networks, signal and image processing, and molecular engineering. The following outlines areas of specialization and research interests in the three departments of the College and reflect subject areas very actively collected:
Biomedical Engineering
Research is focused on applying engineering techniques to biological
systems with emphasis on the following areas: advanced biotechnology,
biodynamics, biomechanics and bioinformatics, hearing research including
auditory neurophysiology and auditory neuroscience, biomedical materials
research, biomedical optics, biomimetic systems, biomolecular systems,
brain and vision research, cell and tissue engineering, cellular
and subcellular mechanics, computational genomics, fields and tissues,
micro and nano biosystems, multidimensional signal processing, natural
sounds and neural coding, neuronal dynamics, organogenesis, protein
engineering, respiration research, respiratory physiological systems
identification, sensory signal processing, therapeutic microtechnology,
visual and circulatory biophysics and visual information processing.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research is broadly organized into three areas: electro-physics,
information sciences and systems, and computer engineering. Faculty
research areas include: solid state materials and devices, photonics,
electromagnetic phenomena, signal and image processing, multimedia
processing, communications and networks, information and decision
systems, communication and computer networks, reliable and high
performance computing, and software engineering.
Mechanical Engineering
Research interests of the faculty are in the following interdisciplinary focus areas: Acoustics and Vibrations; Biomechanics; Computational Science and Engineering; Dynamics, Robotics, Systems and Controls; Energy and Thermofluid Sciences; Green Manufacturing; Materials; MEMS and Nanotechnology.
The College of Engineering offers Undergraduate programs (BS) in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The Mechanical Engineering Department offers three versions of an accredited bachelor’s degree: a traditional mechanical engineering degree and two mechanical engineering degrees with concentrations in either aerospace engineering or manufacturing engineering. A combined BS/MS program is also offered.
The Boston University Collaborative Degree Program (BUCOP) allows students to earn a second bachelor's degree from another school or college at Boston University. The Late Entry Accelerated Program (LEAP) is an MS degree designed for students who have at least a bachelor's degree, but whose academic background is in the liberal arts or another area that does not substantially overlap with traditional engineering/science programs. The College of Engineering and the School of Medicine offer a combined program called Engineering/Medical Integrated Curriculum (ENGMEDIC) leading to a BS in biomedical engineering from the College of Engineering and an MD from the School of Medicine.
The Master of Science is offered in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, General Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Photonics. The Biomedical Engineering department also offers a professional Master of Engineering for those interested in the medical device and biotechnology industries. The Mechanical Engineering department also offers MS programs in manufacturing engineering and global manufacturing.
The Engineering PhD is offered in the specialty areas in all
of the College of Engineering's departments. The MD/PhD program
offers a combined degree and is conducted under the joint auspices
of the School of Medicine and the College of Engineering. The Division of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
and
the Division of Systems Engineering (SE) will offer the MS and the PhD degrees
in Materials Science and Engineering and Systems Engineering.
Other specialized programs include a dual degree Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA) in Mechanical
Engineering offered in partnership with the Graduate School of Management (GSM). MS and PhD
degrees are offered by the Program in Bioinformatics in cooperation
with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The Office of Distance
Learning offers an MS in Manufacturing Engineering
with three concentration options: Sensors and Instruments, Global Product Development or Lean Supply Chain Design. The MS/MBA
and LEAP online are also offered by Distance Learning. The
Metropolitan College SEP (Science & Engineering Program) two year program is also
supported.
The College of Engineering provides a complete list of Research Centers and Laboratories associated with the College and whose research is supported by the Engineering collection.
SCOPE OF COVERAGE
1. Languages collected (primary and selective) or excluded: Materials are collected primarily in English and only occasionally in other languages.
2. Geographical areas covered by the collections in terms of intellectual content, publication sources, or both, and specific areas excluded, as appropriate: There are no limitations on geographical areas covered in terms of intellectual content. Sources are generally English language publishers.
3. Chronological periods covered by the collection in terms of intellectual content, movements or schools, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: There is no limit to coverage in terms of intellectual content but emphasis is on collecting the most recent materials.
4. Chronological periods collected in terms of publication dates, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: There is no limit to coverage in terms of publication dates but emphasis is on collecting recent publications and new research.
GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES AND LIBRARY LOCATIONS
The subject scope of this collection is primarily determined by the following Library of Congress call number ranges: T-TA (General Engineering), TD (Environmental Engineering), TJ-TN (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Metals & Metallurgy), and TS (Manufacturing Engineering). Items in these categories are housed in the Science and Engineering Library.
| T-TA | Industrial Engineering (Quantitative Methods, Operations Research, Systems Analysis), Industrial Research, General Engineering (Bioengineering, Systems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Analysis, Applied Mechanics, Acoustical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Applied Optics, Photonics) |
| TD | Environmental Technology (Environmental Protection, Environmental Pollution, Water Supply for Domestic and Industrial Purposes, Hazardous substances and their disposal) |
| TJ-TN | Mechanical Engineering and Machinery, Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Metallurgy and Nonmetallic Materials |
| TS | Production management, Operations management |
| Z 5851-5853 | Engineering Bibliography |
| Z 8001-8999 | Personal Bibliography |
RELATED SUBJECTS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS
The selector for Engineering consults with selectors in several
other subject areas:
Biology and Health Sciences: The collection has some overlapping
interests with the Biology and Health Sciences collections in the
areas of biomedical engineering and biotechnology.
Computer Science: Engineering has a cooperative relationship with
Computer Science for electrical and computer engineering. Internet
and especially World Wide Web (TK5105.888) topics are more often
collected by Computer Science.
General Science: Engineering has a cooperative relationship with
General Science for environment and energy topics.
Management: Operations research is of interest to both the Engineering
and Management selectors.
Mathematics: Applied Mathematics is related to all areas of Engineering.
Engineering has overlapping interest with Mathematics for engineering
mathematics.
Physics: Engineering cooperates with Physics for many areas but especially optics, lasers, photonics, acoustics, electromagnetic theory, classical and statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics.
TYPES
OF MATERIALS
Collected: Books, conference proceedings, periodicals, and reference materials, including indexes and abstracts, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks.
Collected Selectively: Electronic resources, government documents, theses and dissertations, and standards. Textbooks are collected very selectively (see Comments/Notes).
Not Collected: Solutions manuals, popular works, and patents.
OTHER ON-CAMPUS
OR LOCAL RESOURCES
The Engineering collection has some overlapping interests with the Boston University Alumni Medical Library collection for the area of biomedical engineering.
COMMENTS/NOTES
Civil engineering and chemical engineering materials are generally not collected. Textbooks are generally not collected except when they are considered to be standard works or classics for a subject area and of lasting value.
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