Washington University in St. Louis
Collection Development Policy
Library: Olin
Subject: Political Science
Collection: General
Date Revised: April 10, 2014
Subject Librarian: Jessica Kleekamp
1. General purpose:
- Support for research and teaching in the Political Science Department.
- Overview
- Faculty:
- 11 Professors
- 9 Associate Professors
- 7 Assistant Professors
- 5 Affiliated Faculty
- 6 Visiting Lecturers
- 4 Emeritus Professors
- Graduate Students:
- Areas of Research:
- American
- Comparative
- Formal Theory
- International Conflict
- International Political Economy
- Methodology
- Political Theory
2. Subjects excluded:
None
3. Overlap with other collections or subjects:
- African Studies
- American Cultural Studies
- Art History and Archaeology
- Economics
- Government Documents
- History
- Jewish, Islamic Studies, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies
- International Area Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Law
- Mathematics
- Public Health
- Religious Studies
- Social Work
- South Asian Studies
- Urban Studies
- Women, Gender and Sexuality
4. Languages included and excluded:
None
5. Geographical limitations:
None
6. Chronological limits:
None
7. Retrospective acquisition:
None
8. Types of material collected and excluded:
N/A
9. Other factors to consider:
- Monographs:
- We buy on request from WUSTL community
- e-Book format purchased over paper, if available; DRM-free prefered
- In general, eBooks are not duplicated in paper
- Journals and standing orders: New subscriptions occur when 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)).
- JA 1-98 Political Science (General)
- JC 1-605 Political Theory
- JF 1-2112 Political Institutions and Public Administration
- JJ 1-1020 Political Institutions and Public Administration, North America
- JK 1-9993 United States
- JL 1-2899 Political Institutions and Public Administration, Canada, Latin America, etc.
- JN 1-9799 Political Institutions and Public Administration. Europe
- JQ 1-6651 Political Institutions and Public Administration: Asia, Africa. Australia
- JS 1-8500 Local Government, Municipal Government
- JV 1-9480 Colonies and Colonization