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