General Purpose

To support study, instruction, and research in Interior Design.

Subject Description

The program emphasizes interior design.

Overlap with Other Subjects

Interior Design overlaps with planning, art, and architecture.

Languages Collected and Excluded

English language materials are primarily collected.

Geographic Parameters

Focus is primarily on the United States, however the scope is becoming more international.

Chronological Scope

Emphasis is on current literature. Historical items are added secondarily.

Dates of Publication

Mainly current publications are added.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Retrospective collecting is performed to fill gaps in the collection, both monographs and journals.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

The types of materials added are primarily research journals, training manuals and handbooks, practical application journals, publications of national professional associations, and conference proceedings.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

Primarily print materials are collected. Electronic and audiovisual publications are added selectively.

Cooperation with Other Libraries

No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place.

Alternative Access to Resources

In addition to interlibrary loan, the collection of the UT Law Library is a source of materials not in the UT collection.

Position Responsible for Collection

Librarian, Jennifer Beals

Corresponding Fund

Interior Design (within ARCH)

Other Factors

None

November 10, 2006

General Purpose

To support study, instruction, and research at B.S., M.S., and Ph.D levels in Human Ecology.

Subject Description

The program emphasizes child and family studies with concentrations in applied child development, family and human development, and family life education; nutrition; retailing and consumer sciences; home economics education with concentrations in home economics teacher education and family life education; interior design; and hotel and restaurant administration.

Overlap with Other Subjects

Human Ecology overlaps with psychology, sociology, education, statistics, social work, business administration, business law, economics, public health, chemistry, health, leasure and safety, marketing, logistics and transportation, zoology, biochemistry, planning, art, and architecture.

Languages Collected and Excluded

English language materials are primarily collected.

Geographic Parameters

Focus is primarily on the United States, however the scope is becoming more international.

Chronological Scope

Emphasis is on current literature. Historical items are added secondarily.

Dates of Publication

Mainly current publications are added.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Retrospective collecting is performed to fill gaps in the collection, both monographs and journals.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

The types of materials added are primarily research journals, training manuals and handbooks, restaurant and tourism industry monographs, practical application journals, publications of national professional associations, and conference proceedings.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

Primarily print materials are collected. Electronic and audiovisual publications are added selectively.

Cooperation with Other Libraries

No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place.

Alternative Access to Resources

In addition to interlibrary loan, the collection of the UT Law Library is a source of materials not in the UT collection.

Position Responsible for Collection

Head, Collection Development and Management, Linda Phillips

Corresponding Fund

Human Ecology

Other Factors

None

May 22, 2002