General Purpose and Scope
The James G. Gee Library collection supports the curriculum and research needs of undergraduate students and faculty in the Political Science 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 scope of the collection is in a variety of aspects of U.S. and world politics and paralegal studies. Subject areas include: U.S. government, Texas government, European political systems, non-European political systems, public administration and policy, international/foreign relations, contemporary Middle East, legal research, introductory jurisprudence, civil procedure, criminal law, business law, law office management, real estate law, bankruptcy, political theory and philosophy.

The Texas A&M-Commerce Political Programs
The Department of Political Science offers undergraduate programs leading to B.A. and B.S. degrees. Students may follow a traditional political science degree or take a degree with an emphasis in legal assistant studies. A Teacher Education Program is also available leading to a Bachelor’s degree (Provisional Teaching Certification.) No graduate degrees are offered.

Political Science Programs

Teacher Education Program

The Teacher Education Programs in the Political Science Department are accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification.

Subject Boundaries
The collection development emphasis is on purchasing current literature for the support of undergraduate curricula and research needs of the Department of Political Science.

LC Classification	Description	Level of Collection
E1-E0139	History of America: General Indians, North America	3
E0140-E0200	United States, Colonial, Special Topics	3
E0201-E0299	United States, Revolutionary Period	2
E0301-E0440	United States, 1790-1855	3
E0656-E0875	United States, Slavery & Civil War	3
E0656-E0875	United States, since the Civil War	3
E0876-E0884	E0876-E0884 United States since 1981	3
F0206-F0475	State & Local History: South & Gulf States	3
F1202-F1392	History: Mexico	2
F1401-F1419	History: Latin America, Spanish America: General	2
F1421-F1577	History: Central America	2
F1601-F2151	History: West Indies	2
F2155-F2191	History: Caribbean Area	2
GN0301-GN0296	Ethnology & Ethnography	2
HV6001-HV9999	Criminology & Penology	3
HX1-HX9999	Socialism, Communism, Anarchism, Utopianism	2
JA1-JA9999	Political Science: Collections	1
JC1-JC99999	Political Theory	2
JF1-JF9999	Constitutional History& Administration: General	2
JK1-JK9999	Constitutional History & Administration: United States	3
JL1-JL9999	Constitutional History & Administration: British,Latin American	2
JN1-JN9999	Constitutional History & Administration: Europe	2
JQ1-JQ9999	Constitutional History & Administration: Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania	2
JS1-JS9999	Local Government	1 except for local counties
JV1-JV5399	Colonies and Colonization	1
JV6001-JV9500	Emigration & Immigration	1
JX1-JX9999	International Law	2
KD1-KD9999	Law: United Kingdom & Ireland	1
KF1-KF9999	Law: U.S.(Federal)	4
KA1-KFT1200, KFU1-KFW9999	Law: U.S. States & Territories, except Texas	1
KFT1201-KFT1799	Law: U.S. Texas	4
KG1-KJ9999	Law: Latin America, West Indies	1

Languages
See core policy.

Geographic Areas
See core policy.

Types of Materials
See core policy.

Formats of Materials
See core policy.

Other Resources Available
Political Science/Politics Resources On The Internet
http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/library/pols.htm

Texas Resources On The Internet
http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/library/texas1.htm

Creation Date
07/01/2003

Revision History
11/20/2006

Subject Librarian
David Rankin,Social Sciences/Reference/Government Documents Librarian
Email: David_Rankin@tamu-commerce.edu