Collection Development Policy Statement:
Computer Science

I. Date and Author

March 2001

Joanne Adamowicz

II. Curriculum

The Computer Science Department was founded in 1984. An undergraduate minor and major in computer science are offered. In addition, Brandeis offers a Master of Arts program and a Ph.D. program. The curriculum includes both undergraduate and graduate courses in the subject of computer science, an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Internet Studies, drawing from the faculty of the Computer Science, Anthropology, Economics, International Economics and Finance, English, Fine Arts, Legal Studies and Political Science departments, an advanced certificate program in software engineering, and an advanced certificate in e-commerce technology, both offered by the Office on Continuing and Professional Studies.

III. Purpose and Scope of the Collection

To support teaching and research at both the undergraduate and graduate level, including individual faculty research. Major areas of current interest to the department include: theory of computation, computer structures, computer hardware, programming languages ( including logic programming), distributed and parallel computing, operating systems, networking, data structures, data compression, information theory, database theory and practice, database management systems, discrete mathematics, artificial intelligence, computational cognitive science, agent behavior, machine learning, computational linguistics, human computer interaction, computer graphics, cryptology, robotics, computational molecular biology, algorithms, combinatorics, natural language processing, adaptive systems, computational logic, software engineering, Internet tools and e-commerce technologies. While interest is centered in the Computer Science Department, other departments at the University are concerned with computer science and its relationship to their subject areas.

IV. Cooperative Agreements

None Specified

V. Geographical Coverage

Not applicable

VI. Period Coverage

Emphasis is on current imprints. Occasionally historical works are purchased. For material relating to the historical aspects of the subject, see the History of Science profile.

VII. Date of Publications

Material published within the last ten years is of primary interest although some earlier material may be added.

VIII. Languages

Emphasis is on material in English.

IX. Types of Materials

  1. Monographs

    Monographs are primary to the collection.

  2. Serials/Series

    Serials are also primary to the collection.

  3. Electronic Resources

    The library buys or subscribes to electronic indexes and full-text databases that offer research value. Links to free websites are not actively collected together on the librarys website.

  4. Microfilms

    Research collections in microform are purchased when particularly relevant.

  5. Theses/Dissertations

    Dissertations are acquired only on a highly selective basis.

  6. Audio/Visual

    Video and audio materials are acquired when relevant.

X. Location of Materials Collection

Primarily housed in the Gerstenzang Science Library

XI. Special Collections

None Specified

XII. Subject Areas and Collecting Levels

Subject Area

Selective/Basic

Undergraduate

Graduate

Research

Introduction to Computers
X
Programming
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X
X
X
Software Development
X
Project Management
X
Next Generation Publishing
X
Web Security
X
X
Software Engineering
X
Client/Server Application Development
X
Computer Networks
X
Data Communications
X
Internet/Intranet
X
X
E-commerce Economics
X
X
E-commerce Technologies
X
X
Intellectual Property
X
Multimedia/CD-ROM
X
Parallel and Multiprocessor Systems
X
Data Structures
X
Fundamentals of Computing
X
Software Testing
X
Discrete Mathematics
X
X
Theory of Computation
X
X
Computer Structures & Organization
X
X
X
Artificial Intelligence
X
X
X
Compiler Design
X
Computational Cognitive Science
X
X
Agent Behavior
X
X
Machine Learning
X
X
X
Computational Linguistics
X
X
Human Computer Interaction
X
X
Database Management Systems
X
X
Logic Programming
X
X
Operating Systems
X
X
X
Networks
X
X
Languages and Compiler Design
X
X
Computer Graphics
X
X
Parallel Computing and Programming
X
X
X
Information Theory and Coding/Data Encoding
X
X
X
Cryptology
X
X
Data Compression and Multimedia
X
X
X
Algorithms
X
X
X
Combinatorics
X
X
Programming Language and Theory
X
X
Embodied Social Cognition
X
Computational Logic
X
Computational Complexity
X
Robotics
X

XIII. Cross-References to Other Collection Policies

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