General Purpose

To support instruction, study, and research at B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. levels in Political Science.

Subject Description

The program covers five subject areas: American government and politics, comparative government, international relations, political theory, and public administration.

Overlap with Other Subjects

Political Science overlaps with economics, history, law, and sociology.

Languages Collected and Excluded

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

Geographic Parameters

The collection is international in scope.

Chronological Scope

Materials of the nineteenth and twentieth century are primarily collected; other periods are added selectively.

Dates of Publication

Emphasis is on current publications.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Retrospective collecting is very selective.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

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

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

In addition to print formats, all formats are considered for the collection.

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. Machine readable datafiles are ordered on a regular basis from the Inter- university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).

Position Responsible for Collection

Social Sciences Coordinator, Jane Row

Corresponding Fund

Political Science

Other Factors

None

May 24, 2002