General Purpose

To support instruction, study, and research at B.S., M.B.A., and Ph.D. levels in Business Administration; M.S. and Ph.D. levels in Management Science; and M.S. and Ph.D. levels in an intercollegiate program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Subject Description

The program emphasizes the following areas: operations research/management science, strategic management, industrial and organizational psychology, human resource management, international management, and environmental management.

Overlap with Other Subjects

Management overlaps with psychology, computer science, mathematics, industrial engineering, retailing and consumer science, and all departments within the College of Business Administration.

Languages Collected and Excluded

Primarily English language materials are collected.

Geographic Parameters

Publications from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Western Europe are primarily collected. Other areas are considered selectively.

Chronological Scope

Emphasis is on current research, although classic texts are added selectively.

Dates of Publication

Current publications are primarily collected.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Retrospective collecting is very limited and performed only under special circumstances.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

All types of materials are collected, but the emphasis is on advanced texts, scholarly monographs, and research publications and journals.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

In addition to all print formats, audiovisual materials are collected.

Cooperation with Other Libraries

No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place.

Alternative Access to Resources

Interlibrary loan is a source of materials not in the UT collection.

Position Responsible for Collection

Business Reference Librarian, Karmen Crowther

Corresponding Fund

Business Administration, Ward

Other Factors

None

May 24, 2002