Agriculture, Life Sciences, Human Ecology on the St. Paul Campus
These guides are primarily Internet based, but do have links to Research Quickstart pages that provide more library based resources on each topic as well.
- Magrath Library
Books, journals and government publications in agriculture, biological sciences, human ecology, design, housing and apparel, vocational education, applied statistics, food science and nutrition, family social science, rural sociology and agricultural, and applied economics. Other University Libraries supporting Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Human Ecology are: Entomology, Fisheries and Wildlife; Forestry Library and Plant Pathology Library. Location and hours information for these libraries are listed here.
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- Guides/Handouts
- Biology (general aspects)
This subject covers: the
study of living things and their vital processes. The
field deals with all the physicochemical aspects of life. (From Britannica Online)
- Biotechnology
This subject covers: the use of living
cells or microorganisms in the large scale industrial processes, such as chemical synthesis and fermentation, including the genetic engineering of organisms for these purposes. Related topics are: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Engineering, Biomedical.
- Clothing and Textiles
This subject covers: the
history, aesthetics, design, analysis, production, marketing
, and social aspects of textile and apparel products. Other related topics are: Art & Art History, Design
(General Aspects), Interior Design, and Retail
Merchandising.
- Design (general aspects)
This subject covers: the
design process, elements, principles, and evaluation,
color theory and technology, and the history of design and the decorative arts. Other related topics are: Art
& Art History, Clothing and Textiles, and Interior
Design.
- Economics, Agricultural and Applied
This subject
covers: Applied Economics or the application of
economic tools and methodology to solving real economic problems. A variety of techniques beyond economics,
including finance and decision sciences, are used.
Although the study can be applied to any economic situation, the work of the department is heavily weighted
to agricultural and natural resource solutions.
- Ecology
This subject covers: the study of the
relationships between organisms and their environment.
(From Britannica Online).
- Environmental Science and Technology
This subject
covers: the entire biosphere and with all the external
influences to which organisms are exposed, both physical (abiotic) influences and those originating with
other organisms (biotic). Environmental science identifies and
characterizes problems within the biosphere while environmental technology is concerned with find solutions
to those problems.
- Family Social Science
This subject covers: the
enhancement of family functioning in diverse family
settings through the generation and application of knowledge from the social sciences that will contribute to
increased understanding of families in a changing world.
- Food Science
This subject covers: the food continuum
from the producer to the consumer, including
food processing, product development, sensory evaluation, distribution and marketing, food safety, packaging
and storage, preparation and serving. Related topics
are: Nutrition, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Toxicology and Agriculture.
- Horticulture
This subject covers: the branch of plant
agriculture dealing with garden crops, generally
fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. (From Britannica Online)
- Plant Biology
This subject covers: the study of
plants, including their structure, properties, and
biochemical processes. Also included are plant classification and the study of plant diseases and of
interactions with the environment. (From Britannica Online) Also
known as botany.
- Plant Pathology
This subject covers: the study of
plant diseases and disorders and the effects of pests
and pollution on plants.
- Social Work
This subject covers: the professional
activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities
enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this
goal. (NASW)
- Soil Science
This subject covers: the scientific
discipline concerned with all aspects of soils, including
their physical and chemical properties, the role of organisms in soil production and in relation to soil
character, the description and mapping of soil units, and the
origin and formation of soils. Also known as Pedology. (From Britannica Online)
Bio-Medical Library Subject Guides
- Bio-Medical Library
Health
sciences: allied health, dentistry, medicine, mortuary science, nursing, pharmacy, psychiatry and public
health.
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