DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY

GENERAL PURPOSE & SCOPE
The James G. Gee Library collection supports the curriculum and research needs of faculty and undergraduate and master’s students in the subject area of Social Work. The social work curriculum includes human behavior; families; child welfare; social welfare policy and services; social work practice and research; at risk populations; practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, communities; social justice; ethics; research; statistics. Undergraduate study includes a major in social work and a minor in social welfare. Graduate study includes the master’s degree. The programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES
The collection development emphasis is on purchasing current material for research and for undergraduate and master’s curricula.

Library of Congress Classification Areas of Collection – Department of Social Work

LC Classification
Description
Level of Collection
BJ1-BJ1800 Ethics 2
HA1-HA9999 Statistics 1
HM1-HM9999 Sociology: General Works, Theory 2
HN1-HN9999 Sociology: Social History & Conditions 2
HQ1-HQ0010 Family, Marriage, Women, Sexual Life, General Works 2
HQ0012-HQ0472 Sexual Life 3
HQ0503-HQ1058 Family. Marriage, Home 4
HQ1059-HQ1073 Middle Age, Aged, Gerontology( Social Aspects), Retirement, Death, Dying 4
HQ1075-HQ1090 Sex Role, Men 2
HQ1101-HQ2044 Women, Feminism, Life Skills, Life Style 2
HT1-HT9999 Communities, Classes, Races 3
HV1-HV4995 Social Work 3
HV4997-HV5840 Substance Abuse 3
HV6001-HV9999 Criminology & Penology 3
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
LC1-LC9999 Special Aspects of Education 2
RA003-RA0420 Medicine & the State 2
RA0421-RA0790 Public Health 3
RC0435-RC0576 Psychiatry, Psychopathology 3
RC0952-RC0954 Geriatrics 2

Deselection/weeding is based on relevance, research value, and condition of existing materials.

LANGUAGES
See core policy.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
See core policy.

TYPES OF MATERIALS COLLECTED
See core policy.

FORMATS OF MATERIALS COLLECTED/DELIVERY OF MATERIALS
See core policy.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS

OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE

CREATION DATE
07-01-03

REVISION HISTORY
11-20-06

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


Level of collection definitions
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