概述 | 采集深度指标 | 艺术 & 沟通 | 业务 | 工程 | 人文学科 | 数学 & 科学 | 社会科学
This policy coordinates collection development throughout SMU库 through a detailed analysis of all subjects of collecting interest 和 a quantification of the collecting levels that support these subjects. Each subject policy outlines the specific areas (based on Library of Congress class ranges) the library supports. 政策 are revised in response to changes in curriculum 和 university needs.
These subject policies represent those subjects supported primarily at Fondren图书馆, 哈蒙艺术图书馆, 及商业图书馆. Bridwell图书馆 和 安德伍德法律图书馆 保留专门的集合和策略.
主题政策概述
Individual subject collection development policies all include the following headings 和 descriptions: purpose of the collection, 学术课程描述, collection description (including geography, 年表, 语言, 和格式), 和 collection levels by Library of Congress call number range.
General Purpose: The primary 和 secondary programs of instruction 和 research supported by the collection.
Description of University Program: The academic program 和 research community supported by the collection.
Subject Boundaries: Physical boundaries of the collection, such as separation of sub-categories or related disciplines between libraries.
Languages 和 Geographical Areas: Primary 和 secondary resources in a 语言 other than 英语 required to maintain the collection at the given level.
Format 和 Types of Materials Collected: Formats 和 special materials unique to the subject matter 和 required to maintain the collection at the given level.
特殊的集合 和 Manuscripts: Special collections 和 manuscripts required to maintain the collection at the given level.
Collection Levels: Goal collection levels are indicated by individual Library of Congress call number ranges according to the collection depth indicator definitions.
采集深度指标
The following collection depth indicator definitions were based on those revised in 1996-1997 by the Association of 研究 库.
1基本信息级别
集合 that serve to introduce 和 define a subject, to indicate the varieties of information available elsewhere, 和 to support the needs of general library users through the first two years of college instruction include:
- A limited collection of monographs 和 reference works.
- A limited collection of representative general periodicals.
- Defined access to a limited collection of owned or remotely-accessed electronic bibliographic tools, 文本, 数据集, 期刊, 等.
The collection should be frequently 和 systematically reviewed for currency of information. Superseded editions 和 titles containing outdated information should be withdrawn. Classic or st和ard retrospective materials may be retained.
学习或教学支持水平
集合 that provide information about a subject in a systematic way, but at a level of less than research intensity, 和 to support the needs of general library users through college 和 beginning graduate instruction include:
- An extensive collection of general monographs 和 reference works 和 selected specialized general monographs 和 reference works.
- An extensive collection of general periodicals 和 a representative collection of specialized periodicals.
- Limited collections of appropriate foreign 语言 materials – e.g., foreign 语言 learning materials for non-native speakers of foreign 语言 materials about a topic such as German history in German.
- Extensive collections of the works of better-known authors 和 selections from the works of lesser-known authors.
- Defined access to an extensive collection of owned or remotely-accessed electronic resources, 包括书目工具, 文本, 数据集, 期刊, 等.
The collection should be systematically reviewed for currency of information 和 for assurance that essential 和 important information is retained, including significant numbers of classic retrospective materials.
3研究水平
A Collection that contains the major published source materials required for doctoral study 和 independent research includes:
- A very extensive collection of general 和 specialized monographs 和 reference works.
- A very extensive collection of general 和 specialized periodicals.
- Extensive collections of appropriate foreign 语言 materials.
- Extensive collections of the works of well-known authors as well as other important but lesser-known authors.
- Defined access to a very extensive collection of owned or remotely-accessed electronic resources, 包括书目工具, 测试, 数据集, 期刊, 等.
- Older material that is retained 和 systematically preserved to serve the needs of historical research.
4提高研究水平
集合 at this level have all the attributes of the 研究 Level but are enhanced by unique 特殊的集合 holdings 和/or by subject-specific collections endowment funds.
艺术与传播
业务
工程
土木与环境工程
计算机科学与工程
设计 & 创新
电气工程
Operations 研究 和 工程 Management
机械工程