NSU Oceanographic Campus Library: Collections

Overview

The NSU Oceanographic Campus Library collects resources based on faculty and curricular needs and recommendations, and provides information to faculty, researchers, and students about new resources and technology that provide new possibilities for teaching and learning.

Oceanographic Campus Library Collection Information

Below is a list of collections and material formats that you can find in the Oceanographic Campus Library and via their online collections:

Circulating Monographs:
- Books and textbooks available for checkout
Bound Journals:
- Journal titles not owned online, or not owned in perpetuity, available for in library use
Recent Journal Publications:
- Recent publication issues available for in library use
Maps & Atlases:
- Available for in library use
Reference Materials:
- Guides, handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. available for in library use
HCAS Ocean Campus Portfolios, Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations:
- Available for in library use
Course Reserves:
- Available for short checkout periods and/or in library use
Multimedia:
- DVDs
- Blu-ray Discs
- Reports on CDs
Technology:
- The Oceanographic Campus Library has technology that students, staff, and faculty of the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences can check out. The circulating technology collection consists of:
  - GoPro Cameras
  - Nikon Underwater Camera
  - Olympus Underwater Cameras
  - Canon Camera
  - Laptops
  - iPads
  - Samsung Galaxy Tablets
  - Calculators
  - Projectors
- Software available on library PCs for in library use
  - Adobe Creative Cloud
  - ArcGIS
  - ENVI
  - MATLAB
  - Primer
  - And more!
Online Collections:

The Oceanographic Campus Library collections of books, ebooks, journals, ejournals, databases, technology, software, and other related materials support the curricula of the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences - Ocean Campus programs, courses, research, and information needs of the faculty, researchers, students, and staff, will be acquired in the following subject areas:

Aquaculture
Biodiversity
Biological Sciences
Biophysical Modelling
Coastal Zone Management
Computational Biology
Conservation Genetics & Ecology
Coral Reef Biology
Coral Reef Ecology
Deep Sea Biology & Ecology
Ecological Modelling
Endangered & Threatened Species Management
Fisheries Science
Florida Sea Turtle Conservation
Genetics & Genomics of Marine and Terrestrial Organisms
Geographical Information Systems
Geology
Habitat Mapping, Assessment, & Monitoring
Habitat Restoration
Invasive Species
Invertebrate Ecology
Larval Ecology
Marine & Coastal Studies
Marine Biology
Marine Environmental Sciences
Marine Mammal Science
Marine Spatial Planning
Ocean Ecology
Oceanography
Oil Spills
Physical Oceanography
Reef Impact Assessment
Remote Sensing & GIS
Scleractian Coral Biology
Sea-floor characterization
Shark Species Management, Conservation, & Recovery

Collection Development Policy
The Oceanographic Campus Library adheres to the same policy for collection development as the NSU Alvin Sherman Library. This policy includes information on: audience; mission statement; intellectual freedom & censorship; library history; polices & programs; selection criteria for purchases & donations; preservation, de-selection, & replacements.

Donated Collections:
- Richard E. Dodge Collection - Donated in 2015
  - Professor & Dean, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
  - Executive Director, National Coral Reef Institute
- OTEC Collection - Donated in 2015
  - Donated by Richard A. Meyer
  - The world's most complete OTEC library collection
    - Includes digitized collection of The OTEC Liaison
- Kevin Muench Collection - Donated in 2014
  - Donation includes books, periodicals, and grey literature covering:
    - Fisheries & Aquaculture
    - Coral Reefs
- Edward O. Keith Collection - Donated in 2012
  - From the library of the late Edward O. Keith, Ph.D., NSU & Oceanographic Center Professor
- Nathaniel S. Apter Collection - Donated in 2002
  - 29 volumes of The Works of Charles Darwin
Purchased Collections:

The Oceanographic Campus Library accepts donations that meet the criteria listed below; however, it is at the discretion of the library whether the items are added to the collection, set out for students/faculty to take, donated to the Alvin Sherman Library (for their collection or book sale), or donated to other organizations and marine science libraries.

Acknowledgement letters for donors are available upon request. Receipts or value estimate of the collection donated are not offered.

Acknowledgement via book plates included in added items are available for larger donations.

Please contact us directly if you have questions about your donation: oclibrary@nova.edu or 954-262-3699.

Donations containing mold, mildew, or insects are considered inappropriate as they are potentially dangerous to the existing collection. Items that have damage from water, rips/tears, or writing/highlighting are also inappropriate donations. Any items with this kind of damage are not accepted, and if they are included in a larger donation, will be discarded/removed.
Donations that fall within the scope of the Oceanographic Campus Library's collection development areas are gladly accepted.
Monetary donations are also accepted.

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NSU Oceanographic Campus Library, 8000 North Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, Florida 33004

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