Washington University in St. Louis
Collection Development Policy
Library: Olin
Subject: Economics
Collection: General
Date Revised: April 10, 2014
Subject Librarian: Audrey McQuillan
1. General purpose:
- Support for research and teaching in the Economics Department.
- Overview:
- Number of Faculty: 27
- Number of Grad Students: 78
- Areas of Research:
- Development Economics
- Econometrics
- Economic Theory
- Labor Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
2. Subjects excluded:
None
3. Overlap with other collections or subjects:
- African Studies
- American Cultural Studies
- Business
- Education
- Ethics
- Government Documents
- History
- International Area Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Mathematics
- Political Science
- Public Health
- Social Work
- South Asian Studies
- Urban Studies
- Women, Gender and Sexuality
4. Languages included and excluded:
The profile for Africa: Economic Theory. Demography excludes non-English languages and English translations. However, if a faculty member requests such items specifically, they will be considered
5. Geographical limitations:
None
6. Chronological limits:
None
7. Retrospective Acquisition:
Older materials are not actively acquired, but considered upon faculty or graduate student request
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:
- Monographs:
- We buy on request from WUSTL community
- eBook format purchased over paper, if available; DRM-free preferred
- 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)
- HB 1-3840 Economic Theory. Demography
- HC 1-1085 Economic History and Conditions
- HD 1-9999 Industries, Land Use, Labor
- HF 1-6182 Commerce