Psychology

Collection Development Policy Statement

Library's Collection Development Objectives

The library seeks to provide materials to support programs in biological, cognition, clinical, developmental, school, and industrial psychology. Psychology offers a variety of practicums and research opportunities as part of the curriculum.

Curriculum Program Description

The Department of Psychology is one of 18 teaching divisions in the College of Arts and Sciences. There are 26 faculty members, two adjunct professors, two instructors, and two professors emeritus in the department. Listed below are the number of degrees awarded to students in Psychology for the past five years.

Degrees Awarded

E (Empty String)      - (Info unavailable)

The following degree programs are offered which the library collection supports:

Bachelor Degree--B.A. & B.S.	Master Degree--M.S.	Doctoral Degree--Ph.D.
Biological, Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, Industrial, and School	Biological, Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, Industrial, and School	Biological, Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, Industrial, and School

New and Expanding Areas of Interest

• Mind/body relationship
• Behaviorism
• Human sexuality
• Cognition
• Developmental disabilities
• Neurological responses

Areas of Specialization/Major Faculty Research Interests

• Psycopharmacology
• Neuropharmacology
• Substance addiction
• Thinking and decision making
• Behavioral assessment and treatment
• Effects of stress
• Cognition and aging
• Child development
• Human sexuality
• Control of appetite and body weight
• Worker motivation
• Clinical neuropsychology
• Group decision making
• Mental retardation
• Assessment and evaluation
• Psychophysiological disorders
• Psychopathology
• Language and motor skill acquisition
• Social development

Treatment of Subject Depth

For the Department of Psychology the library is attempting to build a research collection (level 4). (See classed analysis for detailed statement.)

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

LSU Libraries will purchase electronic titles on a case by case basis. The request for electronic titles may be initiated by the liaison and/or a member of the department. Decisions will be influenced by 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.

Specific Delimitations

Collected extensively: Major secondary works (monographs), monographic series, serials/jourals, specialized reference tools (i.e. indexes, abstracts, encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, etc.) bibliographies.

Collected selectively: Translations, proceedings, yearbooks, catalogs, laboratory manuals, theses, and dissertations.

Collected very selectively: Undergraduate textbooks and books of readings.

Physical format

Collected extensively: Traditional print forms (i.e. monographs, serials, etc.); electronic formats (i.e. databases, electronic subscriptions, etc.).

Collected selectively: Microforms, CD-ROMS and audio and video recordings.

Collected extensively: Materials published during the last decade.

Collected selectively: Materials published more than ten years ago.

Collected extensively: United States.

Collected selectively: Canada, England, Europe.

Collected very selectively: All others.

Collected extensively: English language materials and needed translations of foreign language works.

Excluded: All others.

Collected extensively: 20th century.

Collected selectively: All other periods.

Collected extensively: United States and Europe.

Collected selectively: Canada and England.

Collected very selectively: Rest of world.

Classed Analysis

LC Classification	Descriptor	Collecting Level		Comments
		Existing Strength	Current Intensity
BF 1-1000	Psychology	4	4	Science will select for animal behavior.
BF 1001-1400	Parapsychology	2	2
BF 1401-1999	Occult Sciences	2	2
RC 321-571	Neurology & Psychiatry	3	3	Science will select when related to neurology.
RC 952-954.6	Geriatrics	2	2	See also HQ for gerontology
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 2799-3095	School Administration	4	3
LC	Special Aspects of Education	3	3

Revised: March 19, 2002
Updated: March 15, 2003