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Collection Development Policy

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  1. Applicable LC Classes:

    2. Call No. Subject Heading
    History
    C Auxiliary Sciences of History (General)
    CB History of Civilization and Culture
    CC Archaeology (General)
    CD-CS Diplomatics, Archives, Seals, Chronology,l Numismatics, Epigraphy, Heraldry, Genealogy
    CT Biography
    D 1-2009 History (General)
    History of Great Britain
    DA History: Great Britain
    DB History: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia
    DC History: France
    DD History: Germany
    DE History: Mediterranean Region, Greco-Roman World
    DF History: Greece
    DG History: Italy
    DH, DJ History: Netherlands (Low Countries, General and Belgium
    DJK History: Eastern Europe (General)
    DK 1-973; 4010-4800 History: Soviet Union; Poland
    DL History: Northern Europe, Scandinavia
    DP History: Spain and Portugal
    DQ History: Switzerland
    DR History: Eastern Europe, Balkan Peninsula
    DX Gypsies
    History of Asia
    DS 1-35.2 History: Asia
    DS 35.3-35.8 History: Islamic World
    DS 36-326 History: Arab Countries, Near and Middle East, Iran
    DS 327-329.2 History: Central Asia
    DS 331-555.98 History: Southern Asia, India, Burma, Cambodia
    DS 556-560.72 History: Vietnam
    DS 701-799.9 History: China, Taiwan
    DS 801-897 History: Japan
    DS 901-937 History: Korea
    History of Africa
    DT History: Africa
    History of Oceania, Australia, New Zealand
    DU History: Oceania, Australia, New Zealand
    History of the United States
    E 11-143 America (General)
    E 151-185.98 United States (General) and History to 1775
    E 186-199 Colonial History
    E 201-298 The Revolution, 1775-1783
    E 300-453 Revolution to the Civil War
    E 456-655 Civil War Period
    E 660-738 Late Nineteenth Century
    E 740-837.7 Twentieth Century
    E 838-889 Later Twentieth Century, 1961-
    E 902-904 Twenty-First Century
    F 1-975 United States (Local)
    History of Canada
    F1001-1145.2 History of British America; Canada
    F 1170 History of French America
    History: Mexico, Central, and Latin America, West Indies
    F 1201-3799 History: Mexico, Central and Latin America, West Indies
    Military and Naval History and Science
    U-UH Military Science
    V-VM Naval Science

  2. Academic Departments, Programs, etc.:

    3. The History collection is designed to support the curricular and research needs of the History Department in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Approximately one quarter of the faculty deal with United States history, one quarter with European history and half of the faculty cover Canadian, Medieval, Ancient, Environmental, Chinese, Middle East, Latin American and Japanese history. The History Department offers two Bachelor of Arts degrees. The first is the major in history and the second is a major of history/social studies appropriate for students in secondary teaching. A Bachelor of Arts in Education is also offered for elementary education with a minor in history or a minor in foreign cultures. The department also offers a minor in Latin American Studies and a Master of Arts degree in History (thesis and non-thesis). In addition to the Master of Arts degree in history, the department also offers a graduate program in archives and records management.

  3. Collection Levels:

    4. Call No. Subject Heading Present Desired
    History
    C Auxiliary Sciences of History (General) 1a 1a
    CB History of Civilization and Culture 3a 3b
    CC Archaeology (General) 1a 1a
    CD-CS Diplomatics, Archives, Seals, Chronology, Numismatics, Epigraphy, Heraldry, Genealogy 3b 3b
    CT Biography 3b 3b
    D 1-2009 History (General) 3b 3b
    History of Great Britain
    DA History: Great Britain 3b 3b
    DB History: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia 3b 3b
    DC History: France 3b 3b
    DD History: Germany 3b 3b
    DE History: Mediterranean Region, Greco-Roman World 3a 3a
    DF History: Greece 3a 3a
    DG History: Italy 3b 3b
    DH, DJ History: Netherlands (Low Countries, General and Belgium 3b 3b
    DJK History: Eastern Europe (General) 3b 3b
    DK 1-973; 4010-4800 History: Soviet Union; Poland 3b; 3a 3b; 3a
    DL History: Northern Europe, Scandinavia 3a 3a
    DP History: Spain and Portugal 3b 3b
    DQ History: Switzerland 2a 2a
    DR History: Eastern Europe, Balkan Peninsula 3a 3b
    DX Gypsies 2a 2a
    History of Asia
    DS 1-35.2 History: Asia 3b 3b
    DS 35.3-35.8 History: Islamic World 3a 3b
    DS 36-326 History: Arab Countries, Near and Middle East, Iran 3b 3b
    DS 327-329.2 History: Central Asia 3b 3b
    DS 331-555.98 History: Southern Asia, India, Burma, Cambodia 3a 3a
    DS 556-560.72 History: Vietnam 2a 2a
    DS 701-799.9 History: China, Taiwan 3b 3b
    DS 801-897 History: Japan 3a 3b
    DS 901-937 History: Korea 3a 3a
    History of Africa
    DT History: Africa 3b 3b
    History of Oceania, Australia, New Zealand
    DU History: Oceania, Australia, New Zealand 3a 3a
    History of the United States
    E 11-143 America (General) 3b 3b
    E 151-185.98 United States (General) and History to 1775 3c 3c
    E 186-199 Colonial History 3a 3b
    E 201-298 The Revolution, 1775-1783 3a 3b
    E 300-453 Revolution to the Civil War 3a 3a
    E 456-655 Civil War Period 3a 3a
    E 660-738 Late Nineteenth Century 3a 3a
    E 740-837.7 Twentieth Century 3a 3a
    E 838-889 Later Twentieth Century, 1961- 3a 3a
    E 902-904 Twenty-First Century 3a 3a
    F 1-975 United States (Local) 3b 3b
    History of Canada
    F1001-1145.2 History of British America; Canada 3b 3b
    F 1170 History of French America 1 1
    History: Mexico, Central, and Latin America, West Indies
    F 1201-3799 History: Mexico, Central and Latin America, West Indies 3b 3b
    Military and Naval History and Science
    U-UH Military Science 3b 3b
    V-VM Naval Science 3b 3b

  4. Scope:

    5. Geographic: The United States and Europe are emphasized. The collection has been increasing in the history of China, Japan, Mesopotamia, Latin America and Canada as a result of new faculty hires. Recently, the department added two 19th century American history scholars. The collection contains fewer volumes in certain areas sich as the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Switzerland, reflecting the areas not covered in the department’s curriculum.

    Language: The collection contains primarily English language materials. Some of the other languages represented in the collection include German, Spanish, French, Mongolian, Chinese and Japanese.

    Chronological Limitations: None. Collection ranges from earliest times to the present.

  5. Formats collected/Non-Subject Parameters:

    6. Explanatory Notes: Monographs and serials are collected, as are journals, microfilms and media, reference works, and electronic formats. Videotapes, DVDs, CD-ROMs are acquired selectively when requested by faculty in support of instruction.

  6. System Coordination and Resource Sharing:

    7. Summit and ILLIAD (interlibrary loan).

  7. Electronic Databases:

    8. Current subscriptions include America: History and Life; Historical Abstracts; Hein Online; JSTSOR; Readers Guide to Periodicals (Retrospective); CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals Index); New York Times Index Online; and ProQuest Research Library. The library also subscribes to The History Cooperative.

  8. Notable Features:

    9. The collection supports other departments and programs such as: Liberal Studies, Anthropology, Classics, Economics, Political Science, and Modern & Classical Languages.

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