Vocational Education

Collection Development Policy Statement

Library's Collection Development Objectives

The library seeks to provide materials to support programs in agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Students may pursue Adult/Continuing Education or Teacher Certification options.

Curriculum Program Description

The School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development is one of 14 teaching divisions in the College of Agriculture. There are 12 faculty members and five professors emeriti. Listed below are the number of degrees awarded to students in the vocational education curriculum for the past five years:

Degrees Awarded

E (Empty String)      - (Info unavailable)

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

New and Expanding Areas of Interest

• Distance learning
• Contextual learning
• Formal and informal settings for learning

Areas of Specialization/Major Faculty Research Interests

• Agricultural administration
• Extension education
• Teaching and learning styles
• Adult education
• Workplace and family literacy
• International education
• Human resource development
• Program evaluation
• Distance learning
• Agricultural leadership

Treatment of Subject Depth

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

CD ROMs, Electronic Books, Remotely Accessed Texts

LSU Libraries will purchase CD ROM works on a case by case basis when requested by faculty members or graduate students in need of enhanced capabilities afforded by CD ROMs. The LSU Libraries recognizes that electronic information, e-books, electronic paper, etc. merit attention. The purchase of access to remote data and texts, such as J-STOR and others, will be pursued when the ownership of remote products will benefit the greatest number of students, staff, and faculty 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

Type

Collected extensively: Specialized reference tools; i.e., abstracts, indexes, encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and bibliographies, as well as periodicals, monographs, historic documents, source books, and treatises.

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, including monographs and serials.

Collected selectively: Electronic indexes 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, and Europe.

Collected very selectively: 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.

Collected extensively: United States and southern states.

Collected selectively: Canada, England, and Europe.

Collected very selectively: Rest of world.

Classed Analysis

Prepared: January 15, 1998
Updated: 08/2004