RECORD

Iowa State University. Department of Engineering Mechanics

URI:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/dpt0097.html
Preferred form:
Iowa State University. Department of Engineering Mechanics
Term type:
Authority Corporate Name
Vocabulary:
Iowa State academic departments
Language of term:
eng
Start date:
19XX
End date:
1973
Definition:
Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
Usage:
Use this name to describe resources by or about the academic department active at Iowa State University until 1973. It was formerly known as the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. In 1973, it merged with the Department of Engineering Science.
History:
Term added to ISULV, 2026-02-27. Based on the sources cited, Metadata Services recommends this form of the name over other variants.
Associated locations:
Iowa--Ames
Parent term:
Mechanical Engineering
Component of merger:
Iowa State University. Department of Engineering Science
Predecessor:
Iowa State University. Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Product of merger:
Iowa State University. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Source:
Iowa State University Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics records finding aid, viewed on 2026-02-04 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w91b7q
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Rights:
http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/