Collection Development Philosophy and Policies

The LSU Libraries
Louisiana State University and A&M College
Collection Development Policies

1998/2002

I. Collection Development Policy Overview

II. Distinct Collections

• E. A. McIlhenny Natural History Collection
• Education Resources
• Government Documents
• Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections
• Middleton Library Reference Services
• Rare Book Collection

III. Disciplines

• Agronomy
• Animal Science
• Architecture
• Art
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Agricultural Engineering
• Business
  
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Information Systems & Decision Sciences (ISDS)
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Public Administration
  • Agricultural Economics & Agrbusiness (AgEcon)
  
  
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Computer Science
• Construction Management
• Dairy Science
• Education: Educational Leadership, Research, and Counseling (ELRC)
• Education: Curriculum and Instruction (EDCI)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• English
• Entomology
• Environmental Science
• Experimental Statistics
• Food Science
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French
• Geography and Anthropology
• Geology and Geophysics
• History
• Horticulture
• Human Ecology
• Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
• Interior Design
• Kinesiology
• Landscape Architecture
• Library and Information Science
• Linguistics
• Mass Communication
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Microbiology
• Military Science and Aerospace Studies
• Music
• Nuclear Science Center
• Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
• Petroleum Engineering
• Philosophy
• Physics and Astronomy
• Plant Biology
• Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Renewable Natural Resources
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Speech Communication
• Theatre
• Vocational Education
• Women's and Gender Studies
• Zoology and Physiology

IV. Appendices

• A. Engineering and Computer Science - Classed Analysis
• B. Social Work and Sociology - Classed Analysis
• C. Women's and Gender Studies - Classed Analysis