General Purpose

To support instruction, study, and research at the M.S.P level in Planning.

Subject Description

The Planning curriculum has as its core the study of urban and regional theory, planning history and theory, and planning methods. The American experience is emphasized. Concentrations include land use, real estate development, economic development, information systems in planning, transportation planning, environmental planning, historic preservation planning, and international planning.

Overlap with Other Subjects

Planning overlaps with architecture, business, ecology, geography, history, human ecology, political science, and sociology.

Languages Collected and Excluded

English is the primary language of the collection. Materials in major Western European languages are selectively acquired.

Geographic Parameters

Publications from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe are acquired.

Chronological Scope

Twentieth century primarily, materials dealing with earlier time periods acquired selectively.

Dates of Publication

1900 to date

Retrospective Acquisitions

Selective acquisition of classic works only.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

With the general exception of dissertations and textbooks, scholarly publications of all types are collected.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

All formats

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. Students also frequent the libraries of the Metropolitan Planning Commission of Knoxville/Knox County, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the University of Tennessee's Municipal Technical Advisory Service.

Position Responsible for Collection

Social Sciences Librarian, Jane Row

Corresponding Fund

Planning

Other Factors

None

November 10, 2006