Washington University in St. Louis
Collection Development Policy
Library: Olin
Subject: Sociology
Collection: General
Date Revised: June13, 2017
Subject Librarian: Jessica Kleekamp
1. General purpose:
- Support of research and teaching the Sociology Department.
- In the 2016-2017 academic year, the faculty grew to include 8 tenured and tenure-tracked sociologists, 3 postdoctoral fellows, and the support of a number of other faculty members with sociological interests from across the university.
- The research areas of focus include race/ethnicity, gender, the sociology of work and the workplace, immigration, social movements, and economic inequality.
- The department will initiate a Ph.D. program in the next few years.
2. Subjects excluded:
3. Overlap with other collections or subjects:
- African studies
- American culture studies
- Anthropology
- Business
- Communication science
- Economics
- Education
- Government documents
- Political Science
- Policy Studies
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Social work
- Urban studies
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
4. Languages included and excluded:
We collect English language materials extensively. All others are collected only upon request.
5. Geographical limitations:
None
6. Chronological limits:
None
7. Retrospective acquisition:
Current material is emphasized, but older material is purchased at the request of faculty and budget adequacy.
8. Types of material collected and excluded:
Excluded:
- K-12 textbooks
- Test Preparation Guides
- Reprints when we own the original
- Dissertations from other universities (acquired for individuals but not necessarily added to the collection)
- Newsletters
- Some graduate/advanced level textbooks are purchased. All faculty and student requests are considered.
9. Other factors to consider:
Works by current and retired faculty are collected. All rare books belonging to the library are kept in the Department of Special Collections, Olin Library.
- Monographs:
- We buy on request from WUSTL community
- e-Book format purchased over paper, if available; DRM-free preferred
- In general, eBooks are not duplicated in paper
- Journals and standing orders: New subscriptions occur as online-only when available with post-cancellation access guarantees and preservation mechanisms. Selection is based on faculty research needs.
10. Subjects and Collecting Levels:
Nothing on approval ships automatically, only if users select it through the Purchase on Request program (POR).
HM(1)-1281 Sociology​
HT51-1595 Communities. Classes. Races
HV1-9960 Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology