The Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, formed in April 2000, supports reasearch and teaching in molecular biology and biochemistry. The Faculty and Associate Faculty members of the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry are drawn from diverse backgrounds in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Informatics and Physics. The Department offers B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.
The Department's course and research areas are:
Faculty research
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Biochemistry |
Molecular genetics Molecular phylogenetics Molecular physiology Population genetics Proteomics |
Graduate courses
| Biochemistry Bioenergetics Bioinformatics Biological membranes Biomacromolecules Biomolecules Cellular biology Developmental biology Developmental genetics Enzyme catalysis Eukaryotes Evolution Genetics Genome mapping |
Genome sequencing Genomic analysis Molecular biology Molecular evolution Molecular genetics of signal transduction Molecular immunology Molecular phylogeny Nucleic acids Physical biochemistry Prokaryotes Protein function Protein structure Proteomics Spectroscopic methods in biochemistry |
Undergraduate courses
| Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biomembranes Cellular biology Enzyme catalysts Enzymology Genomic analysis Immunology |
Metabolism Molecular biology Molecular physiology Nucleic acids Physical biochemistry Protein function Protein structure Proteomics |
The Department has chosen to not focus in these areas: None.
Collection Development Responsibility
Collection development is the responsibility of the MBB Liaison Librarian. Liaison with MBB is maintained through the Departmental Representative as well as with other faculty members when required. Regular contact with other liaison librarians and teaching departments is nurtured through the sharing of relevant review material.
SFU Resources
The WAC Bennett is the major location of the University's molecular biology and biochemistry collections.
Regional Resources
UBC and the Michael Smith Genomics Centre.
Consortia and Document Delivery
SFU belongs to three consortia (Electronic Library Network, Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries, Canadian Association of Research Libraries). Document delivery agreements exist with all three of these consortia which allow delivery of journal articles and books from these libraries in a timely manner. Holdings and direct requesting from over 40 libraries are accessible through the Interlibrary Loan web page and from many databases.
General Collection Guidelines
Languages: the emphasis is on the acquisition of materials in English.
Chronological: not applicable.
Geographic: North American and European publications, generally not Asian but some Japanese publications are of interest.
Treatment of subject:All available scholarly treatments of the subject will be collected to varying degrees. These include statistical, computer application, historical, economic, etc.
Types of materials: split between books, journals and databases. Include relevant proceedings and lower undergraduate textbooks. No popular material. No more than 90% of the budget is to be spent on serials (print or electronic). Increased emphasis on e-journals and other web resources.
Date of Publication: emphasis is on current publications. Retrospective acquisitions are normally only for the replacement of important titles.
Coordination and cooperation with other library collecting areas: The Department shares faculty and areas of research with the Departments of Biological Science, Chemistry, Kinesiology and Physics. The MBB Department will have many jointly appointed faculty.
Other factors for consideration: None.
Subjects and Levels of Collecting
Definitions of collection levels are derived from the American Library Association's Guide for Developing Collection Policy Statements, 1989.
1. Outside the scope of the department's curricula and research
2. Peripheral to the department's curricula and research
3. Supports undergraduate courses
4. Supports masters programmes
5. Supports Ph.D. programmes and faculty research
Subjects Levels
Acquisition of library materials is based on subject specific polices. Please see the Levels of Collecting table for details.