Human Ecology

Collection Development Policy Statement

Library's Collection Development Objectives

To support faculty and student research and the curriculum through the PhD degree level in the discipline of Human Ecology.

Curriculum Program Descriptions

The School of Human Ecology is part of the College of Agriculture. All of the faculty are involved in research.

Degrees Awarded

	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000
BS: Food Systems	2	-	3	1
BS: Dietetics	23	36	-	36
BS: Food and Nutrition	1	1	-	-
BS: Merchandising	-	6	-	-
BS: Textiles & Apparel	1	-	-	-
BS: Textiles/ Apparel/ Merchandising	12	17	21	12
BS: Nutrition, Food, & Culinary Science	1	10	-	7
MS: Human Ecology	9	21	7	9
Ph.D.: Human Ecology	2	4	1	2

Programs of Study

The School offers undergraduate degress in Dietetics; Textiles, Apparel, and Merchandising; Nutrition, Food, and Culinary Science; and a joint bachelors program with the Department of Food Science. Additionally, the school offers masters and doctoral programs in Human Ecology.

There are three curricula in the School: (1)Textiles, Apparel Design, and Merchandising Division; (2)Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences Division; and (3)Human Nutrition and Food Division. Human Ecology has a Preschool Laboratory.

Areas of Specialization/Major Faculty Research Interests

Family, Child and Consumer Sciences

• Early childhood education and child development; developmentally appropriate practices
• Family resource management
• Family policy
• Women's labor force participation
• Children's developmental theory
• Family stress and coping
• Family component (child and family study)
• "A-HEC of a Summer:" Health Careers Volunteer Program evaluation
• Nursing home satisfaction
• Impact of welfare availability on family stability
• Baton Rouge early care and education study
• Influence of parent-child relationship on young children's cognitive development

Human Nutrition and Food

• Obesity
• Diabetes Mellitus (Effects of chromium picolinate on body composition)
• Bone and heart disease risk factors (Effects of chromium picolinate and exercise)
• Food insecurity
• Calcium metabolism and bone density; Osteoporosis (Effects of protein and exercise)
• Hansen's disease (Nutritional screening initiative assessment on elderly population)
• Boron and human nutrition
• Clinical nutrition (bulimia, bone mineral density, diet assessment methodology, prostaglandins, lipids)
• Vitamin D deficiency
• Health food industry
• Long-term lactating females (Effect of nutrient intake on the bone mineral density)

Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising

• Apparel design and production
• Computer-aided apparel design; effects of computer technology transfer on apparel industry
• Industrial textile products from sugar cane rind fiber, kenaf, ramie, and other plant fibers
• Development of textile materials for environmental compatibility and human health and safety
• Historic textitles/apparel
• African-Americans' attitudes toward apparel and media
• Market analysis and promotional strategy development for Louisiana alligator, ostrich, and emu skin products
• Fabric softness evaluation
• Textile conservation and collection management
• Archaeological textile analysis; historic textiles and apparel studies
• Textiles and garments from mid-nineteenth century Louisiana burials
• Handwoven Louisiana Acadian textiles
• Analysis and interpretation of prehistoric textile remains from Arnold Research Cave, Missouri
• Polymer chemisty
• Textile science
• Composite cellulose fibers
• Spinning of advanced cellulose fibers
• Influence of rural Louisiana consumers' perceptions of local community and marketplace on patronage behavior
• Establishment of a fiber, textiles, and apparel information resource on the world wide web
• Internationalization of apparel merchandising/human ecology
• Visual merchandising and promotion of apparel products

Electronic Resources: Databases, Electronic Books and Journals, CD ROMS, etc.

In addition to print materials, LSU Libraries will consider electronic titles on a case by case basis. They may be initiated by the selector or a member of the School. Decisions will be influenced on the titles that will benefit the greatest number of students, faculty, and staff at the best possible price. Purchase of remotely accessed texts must follow the policy and procedures set forth in Procedures for Acquiring and Processing Electronic Resources.

Classed Analysis: Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences

LC Classification	Descriptor	Collecting Level		Comments
		Existing Strength	Current Intensity
HQ	The family, marriage, women.	4	4	with Women's and Gender Studies Liaison, with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
HN	Social history, social problems, social reform	4	4	with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
HV	Social pathology, social and public welfare, criminology	4	4	with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
LB	Theory and practice of education (esp. 1101-1139 Child study, psychical development; 1140 Pre-school education	4	4	with Education Liaison
HM	Sociology	4	4	with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
TX1	Consumer Science	3	3	-
RC 952 - 954	Geriatrics	3	3	with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
RJ	Pediatrics	3	3	with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
UH	Social welfare services	3	3	with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
HT	Communities, classes, races	4	4	with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
RA 5 - 418	Public aspects of medicine, medical sociology	3	3	with Social Work and Sociology Liaisons
H	Social sciences (general)	4	4	with Social Work, Sociology, and Business Liaisons
HB 848-875	Population	3	3	with Social Work, Sociology, and Business Liaisons
HB 879-3700	Demography, vital statistics	3	3	with Social Work, Sociology, and Business Liaisons

Classed Analysis: Human Nutrition and Food

LC Classification	Descriptor	Collecting Level		Comments
		Existing Strength	Current Intensity
RM 214 - 260	Nutrition	4	4	-
QP 141 - 145	Physiology: diet	3	3	-
TX	Home economics; domestic arts	4	4	-
Related:
TP 368 - 685	Food processing/chemistry	-	-	with Agriculture Liaison
QR 115 - 135.5	Food microbiology	-	-	with Agriculture Liaison

Classed Analysis: Textiles, Apparel, and Merchandising

LC Classification	Descriptor	Collecting Level		Comments
		Existing Strength	Current Intensity
TS 1300 - 1865	Textile industries	3	3	-
GT 500 - 2370	Dress, costume, fashion	4	4	-
TT	Handicrafts, arts & crafts	2	2	-
NK 7301 - 7487	Decorative arts: jewelry	3	3	with Design Liaison
NK 8800 - 9506	Decorative arts: textile arts	3	3	with Design Liaison
BJ 1801 - 2195	Social usages, etiquette	2	2	-

Revised: June 26, 2001

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