Mass Media, Communication and Theatre Department
Collection Development Policy


General Purpose and Program
The James G. Gee Library collection supports the curriculum and research needs of undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty in the Mass Media, Communication and Theatre Department. This also includes non-majors taking classes as electives. Gee Library also acts as community-based library and resources in the related collections may also be used by the general public.

"The department consists of five separate, but interrelated majors, with a strong liberal arts education, that prepare students for careers in communication arts and technology and the performing arts.”1 Subject areas include mass communications; reporting; advertising; public relations; editing and production; feature writing; media history; media law; web publishing; ethics in media; computer applications for print media; electronic prepress; image capture and manipulation; screen and transfer printing; flexography; electronic composition; typography; offset press work; color separation; speech; voice and phonetics; business, political, educational, organizational, and interpersonal communication; oral interpretation; acting; technical theatre; stage make-up; playwriting; stage dialects; lighting; history of the theatre; lyric theatre; broadcasting; news practices; mini cam operation; television broadcasting procedures and technology; radio and television writing; radio and television production; radio-television commercial practices; and broadcast station operation.

  • The degrees offered by the Mass Media, Communication and Theatre Department are:
    Bachelor of Arts and Science—majors in Graphic Image Reproduction; Journalism-News Editorial; Journalism-Public Relations; Radio-Television; Speech Communication; and Theatre.
  • Master of Art—Theatre .
  • Master of Science—Theatre.

The programs offered by the Mass Media, Communication and Theatre Department include:

  • Major in Graphic Image Reproduction .
  • Minor in Graphic Image Reproduction
  • Two-Year Certification in Print Production
  • Major in Journalism—emphasis in News-Editorial or Public Relations
  • Minor in Public Relations
  • Double Major in Journalism and Agricultural Sciences
  • Double Major in Journalism and Economics.
  • Second Major in Journalism
  • Minor in Journalism
  • Major in Speech Communication
  • Second Major in Speech Communication
  • Minor in Speech Communication
  • Major in Theatre—includes an option of broad field major
  • Minor in Theatre
  • Major in Radio-Television
  • Double Major in Radio-Television and Agricultural Science
  • Minor in Radio-Television
  • Major in Journalism
  • Major in Speech Communication

Teacher Education Program

  • Major in Journalism—Secondary Certification
  • Major in Speech Communication—Secondary Certification or Specialization in Speech Communication for Interdisciplinary Studies Majors (for Elementary Teaching)
  • Major in Theatre Arts—Secondary Certification (two options)
  • Second Teaching Field in Theatre Arts


The Teacher Education Programs in the Mass Media, Communication, and Theatre Department are accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification

General Subject Boundaries
The collection development emphasis is on purchasing current literature for undergraduate curricula, graduate curricula, and research needs of all departmental disciplines.

LC Classification
Description
Level of Collection
PN1552-PN1590 Performing Arts, Show Biz 1
PN1600-PN1989.9 Drama & Plays 3
PN1990-PN1992 Broadcasting 2
PN2000-PN2081 Theatre: General 3
PN2085-PN2219 Theatre: Stage, Accessories, History by Period 2
PN2220-PN2298 Theatre in the U. S. 3
PN2300-PN3035 Theatre: Foreign Countries 1
PN3151-PN3191 Theatre: Amateur & College Theatricals 3
PN4001-PN4355 Oratory, Elocution 2
PN4699-PN5650 Journalism & Periodical Press 3
PR2199-PR2749 English Literature: English Renaissance (1500-1640) 2
PR2750-PR3112.9 English Literature: English Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare 4

Selection efforts in the Mass Media and Communication disciplines concentrate in the undergraduate level. Theatre and related subject areas will be collected through the graduate and research levels. Materials are deselected on the basis of condition, usage, and research value. One copy of the most recent edition of an item is retained unless heavy usage warrants multiple copies.

Languages
See core policy.

Geographic Areas
See core policy.

Types of Materials
See core policy.

Formats of Materials
See core policy.

Other Resources Available
James G. Gee Library, Journalism Resources on the Internet at:
http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/library/jour.htm

James G. Gee Library, Performing Arts/Theater/Communication Resources on the Internet at:
http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/library/perart.htm

James G. Gee Library, Selected Bibliography of Theater/Communication Resources In The Gee Library at:
http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/library/theater.htm

Creation Date
06/16/2003

Revision History
11/04/2003


Subject Librarian
Craig Wheeler, Humanities Reference Librarian
Email:Craig_Wheeler@tamu-commerce.edu

Sources
1. Texas A&M University-Commerce Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2003. p. 142.

 

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Level of collection definitions
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