EDUCATION: Educational Leadership, Research, and Counseling (ELRC)
Collection Development Policy Statement
Library's Collection Development Objectives
The library provides materials to support graduate programs in educational leadership and research, guidance, administration, and education including counselor education, educational research methodology, K-12 and higher education administration, and educational technology.
Curriculum Program Description
The Department of Administrative and Foundational Services is one of four departments in the College of Education. There are 19 faculty members in the department. Listed below are the number of degrees awarded to students in Administrative and Foundational Services for the past five years:
Degrees Awarded
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
|
| Bachelor | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Master | 24 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
| Doctoral | 9 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
The following degree programs are offered which the library collection supports:
| Bachelor Degree | Master Degree (MA, Med) | Doctoral /Specialist Degree |
| None | Education
Administration Guidance |
Education
Guidance Educational Administration Educational Research |
New and Expanding Areas of Interest
Areas of Specialization/Major Faculty Research Interests
Treatment of Subject Depth
For Administrative and Foundational Services the library is attempting to build a research collection (level 4). (See classed analysis for detailed statement.)
Specific Delimitations
Type
Collected extensively: Specialized reference tools; i.e., abstracts, indexes, encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and bibliographies, as well as periodicals, monographs, yearbooks, historic documents, source books, treatises, and catalogs.
Collected selectively: Translations, proceedings, theses, and dissertations.
Collected very selectively: Books of readings and laboratory manuals.
Physical Format
Collected extensively: Traditional print forms, including monographs, serials, and pamphlets.
Collected selectively: Electronic indexes and data and microforms (when hard copy is unavailable or very expensive).
Imprint Date
Collected extensively: Materials published during the last decade.
Collected selectively: Materials published more than ten years ago.
Place of Publication
Collected extensively: United States.
Collected selectively: Canada, England, Europe.
Excluded: All others.
Languages
Collected extensively: English language materials and needed translations of foreign language works.
Excluded: All others.
Chronological Periods
Collected extensively: 20th century.
Collected selectively: All other periods.
Geographical Focus
Collected extensively: United States and southern region.
Collected selectively: Canada, England, and Europe.
Collected very selectively: Rest of world.
Classed Analysis
Education:
Administrative and Foundational Services,
Curriculum and Instruction, &
Vocational Education
| LC Classification | Description | Collecting Level | Comments | |
| Existing Strength | Current Intensity | |||
| L | Education (General) | 3 | 3 | |
| LA | History of Education | 3 | 2 | |
| LB 5-1050.7 | Educational Theory | 3 | 3 | Children's literature is reviewed by library science librarian |
| LB 1050.9-1091 | Educational Psychology | 4 | 3 | |
| LB 1101-1139 | Child Study | 3 | 3 | See also P for language acquisition and HQ for child development |
| LB 1140-1695 | K-12 Education | 4 | 3 | See also HF for personnel management & training (voc ed) and T for technical training |
| LB 1705-2286 | Education of Teachers | 3 | 3 | |
| LB 2300-2430 | Higher Education | 3 | 3 | |
| LB 2799-3095 | School Administration | 4 | 3 | See also P, BF, and RC for speech and language acquisition and communication disorders |
| LB 3201-3640 | School Architecture | 3 | 2 | |
| LC | Special Aspects of Education | 3 | 3 | See also K for educational law, HV for handicapped children, and RC for mental disorders |
| LD | Institutions in US | 3 | 2 | |
| LE | Institutions in America, not US | 2 | 1 | |
| LF | Institutions in Europe | 3 | 1 | |
| LG | Institutions, Other | 2 | 1 | |
| LH | College & School Periodicals | |||
| LJ | Student Fraternities & Societies | |||
| LT | Textbooks | |||
| BF 1-1000 | Psychology | |||
Prepared: January 15, 1998
Revised 8/2004 PPC