Sociology Information Access Policy Clemson University Libraries

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1 Sociology Information Access Policy Clemson University Libraries Sociology Librarian: P. Tyler Written by S. Rook, Sociology Librarian Fall, 1996; Revised Summer, 2001 I. Purpose: To support the research and teaching needs of students and faculty in the the field of Sociology. A. Curriculum 1. The undergraduate curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology or the Bachelor of Science in Sociology teaches students the methods and theory of interpersonal behavior, social groups, and social organization. Undergraduates are prepared for a variety of careers, including positions in social services, law enforcement, sales, management, public relations, and government. Students must select one of three concentration areas: General Sociology, Social Services, or Criminal Justice. 2. The graduate curriculum leading to the Master of Science in Applied Sociology emphasizes practice and theory in industrial and organizational sociology. The program focuses on acquisition of social research skills, theory application, and practical field experience. Students select a thesis or non-thesis option. B. Users: (Fact Book, Fall 2000) 1. Primary Users: Undergraduate majors: 156 students Master's program: 13 students Sociology Faculty: Secondary Users: Sociology minors Undergraduates who take sociology courses for social science requirements or electives. Social workers Community members II. Scope of In-House Collection The primary sociology collection is housed in the R.M. Cooper Library. Materials for the circulating collection will be evaluated and selected by the Sociology librarian. The Head of Reference will select materials for the reference collection. 1

2 Items selected for the sociology should support courses offered by the Sociology Department at Clemson University (see Appendix A, below). A. Format Guidelines 1. Print Sources Books and journals will be the primary formats collected. Books accompanied by CD-ROMs or computer disks may also be selected. 2. Electronic Sources Electronic sources may be purchased if they support sociology research and if funds are available. B. Language Guidelines Only English language materials will be purchased. C. Geographical Guidelines Primary emphasis of items selected should be social issues in the United States. However, since many topics in sociology know no geographic bounds, books about social issues in other countries may also be selected. Special consideration should be given to books about family life/marriage/divorce in other countries and cultures. D. Chronological Guidelines Selections will focus on current, up-to-date information. Important new works about the history of sociology and social issues may also be selected. E. Publication Date Guidelines The majority of books purchased should be published within the past two years. Exceptions: high priority books requested by faculty members or books strongly recommended in a review source. F. Types of materials included Almanacs and Yearbooks: Purchased for the Reference Collection. Bibliographies: Narrow subject scope bibliographies will be selected as appropriate to supplement the collection. 2

3 Biographies: Biographical collections are purchased for the Reference Collection. Biographical accounts of famous Sociologists and other notable social scientists may be purchased for the general collection. Career guidance materials: Career guides and job-seeking books will be purchased for the Sociology collection if the focus is on any of the concentration areas for Sociology majors at Clemson University. CD-ROMS & Electronic Databases: America: History and Life Census data -- various databases Contemporary Women's Issues Current Issues Sourcefile Current Contents Dissertation Abstracts ERIC (Education database) Expaned Academic Index ASAP General Business File Health Reference Center Infotrac OneFile Issues & Controversies Lexis Nexis Medline PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) PsycINFO Sociological Abstracts SPORT Discus Web of Science (Social Sciences Citation Index) Dictionaries: Purchased for the Reference collection. Directories: Purchased for the Reference collection. Electronic Books (e-books): The Clemson University Libraries subscribe to NetLibrary, a collection of e-books that can be checked out online from any Clemson University networked computer. No effort is made to collect additional e-books. Electronic Journals (e-journals): The Libraries purchase subscriptions to thousands of electronic journals. Users must be on the Clemson campus to view these e-journals. Some of the major journal providers include Science Direct, JSTOR, Project MUSE, and the Springer Link Project. Encyclopedias: Purchased for the Reference collection. 3

4 Handbooks and Manuals: Current, authoritative handbooks and manuals may be purchased to support the Reference collection. Journals: Every effort is made to maintain current journal subscriptions and to add new titles as funds allow. Evaluation tools such as faculty surveys and interlibrary loan activity will be used to identify core journals and faculty favorites to ensure they remain in the collection. See Core List of Journals (see II. H, below). Periodical Indexes: In additional to electronic databases, the library maintains subscriptions to the following paper indexes: Criminal Justice Abstracts Human Resources Abstracts Sage Family Studies Abstracts Social Sciences Index Women's Studies Abstracts Theses and Dissertations: The library will keep two copies of all theses written for the M.S. in Sociology at Clemson University: one copy in Cooper Library; one in Special Collections. No effort is made to collect theses or dissertations from other universities, but they can be requested through Interlibrary Loan. G. Types of materials excluded: Textbooks : Textbooks which are used in classes taught at Clemson University will not be purchased. Other textbooks may occasionally be purchased if they support the sociology curriculum. Guidebooks and workbooks : Books which are targeted for professionals, or books which are composed of worksheets or checklists will not be purchased. Audiotapes and videotapes: Unless specifically requested by a faculty member, no effort will be made to purchase audiotapes or videos for the sociology collection. H. Core Journals Advances in Medical Sociology American Journal of Sociology American Sociologist Leisure Studies Media Culture and Society Population Studies 4

5 Annual Review of Sociology Behavioral Science Berkeley Journal of Sociology British Journal of Sociology Child Abuse and Neglect Contemporary Sociology Critical Sociology Current Perspectives in Social Theory Current Sociology Ethnology and Sociobiology Family Relations Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology Gender & Society Human Organization International Journal of Comparative Sociology International Journal of the Sociology of Law International Review for the Sociology of Sport International Social Science Journal Jewish Journal of Sociology Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Public Opinion Quarterly Qualitative Sociology Quarterly Journal of Ideology Race and Class Rationality and Society Research in Social Stratification and Mobility Res. in Sociology of Education & Socialization Research in the Sociology of Organizations Research in the Sociology of Work Rural Sociology Sex Roles Signs Small Group Research Social Forces Social Philosophy & Policy Social Problems Social Psychology Quarterly Social Studies of Science Sociological Focus Sociological Forum 5

6 Journal of American Studies Journal of Comparative Family Studies Journal of Criminal Justice Journal of Drug Issues Journal of Family Issues Journal of Family Violence Journal of Health and Social Behavior Journal of Leisure Research Journal of Marriage and the Family Journal of Mathematical Sociology Journal of Political & Military Sociology Journal of Popular Culture Journal of Social History Journal of Social Issues Journal of Sport and Social Issues Journal of Sport Behavior Knowledge & Society Law & Society Review Sociological Inquiry Sociological Methodology Sociological Methods & Research Sociological Perspectives Sociological Practice Sociological Quarterly Sociological Review Sociological Spectrum Sociology of Education Sociology of Health & Illness Sociology of Religion Symbolic Interaction Teaching Sociology Theory, Culture, & Society Theory and Society Women's Studies Quarterly Work and Occupations Youth & Society III. Collection Analysis by Subject A. LC Subject Headings and Call Number Ranges Description Call Number 6

7 General Social Sciences Sociology, General Works and Theory Social History, Social Problems, Social Reform Family, Marriage, Home, Women Societies, Associations Communities, Classes, Race Social Pathology, Social Work, Criminology Anthropology H HM HN HQ HS HT HV GN B. Level of Collecting Seventy-five to eighty percent of the books ordered for the Sociology collection should support the undergraduate curriculum. Since many courses are offered at the 400 and 600 level, both undergraduate and graduate students will benefit from books selected for these subjects. For the graduate level, an effort should be made to collect books about survey design and social research methods. IV. Access to Information not On-Site A. Interlibrary Loan The primary access point for books and journals not owned or accessible by the Libraries will be Interlibrary Loan. This service is free to Clemson University students, faculty, and staff. B. Commercial Document Suppliers Document Delivery via Commercial Document Suppliers will be offered free of charge to Clemson University students, faculty, or staff if the needed information is not available from interlibrary loan sources. C. Web Sites There are many excellent resources for sociology research that can be accessed via the Web. Due to the ephemeral nature of URLs, a list of sites will not be included in this document. V. Selection Tools A. Review Sources 7

8 Choice - Z1035.A1 C5 Library Journal - Z671.L698 Contemporary Sociology - HM1.C65 Chronicle of Higher Education - LB2300.C49 Publisher's Weekly - Z1219.P9 Sociological Abstracts Amazon.com book reviews Book reviews in core journals B. Approval Plans Approval plans for books and notification slips are arranged with YBP to ensure arrival/notification of titles which fit the needs of the library's circulating collection. The approval plan for Sociology should be reviewed each year. C. Publisher's Catalogs & Publisher's Web Pages D. Faculty, Staff, and Student Requests VI. Deselection (Weeding) Guidelines Books will be removed from the collection if they are in such poor condition that they cannot be repaired. Duplicate copies of books published before 1980 that have not circulated since 1985 will be considered for weeding. Serials (journals) published before 1970 that have not circulated in over 10 years may be evaluated for weeding or for remote storage. VII. Evaluation Tools A. SAS Reports B. SSCI Journal Citation Reports - Ref. Z7161.S62 C. Indexes and Abstracts Sociological Abstracts -- check journal holdings against list of journals indexed. D. Books for College Libraries E. Faculty Teaching and Research Interests VIII. Collection Assessment and Planning A. Qualitative Measures 8

9 1. Bibliographies Comparison of the Libraries' holdings with standard bibliographies, such as Books for College Libraries, ACRL lists for sociology-related topics, and Choice magazine's "outstanding academic books of the year" list. 2. Clemson Benchmark Institutions Auburn University Georgia Institute of Technology Iowa State University Michigan State University North Carolina State Purdue University Texas A&M University University of California at Davis Virginia Tech 3. User Surveys B. Quantitative Measures 1. Interlibrary Loan Activities Book requests (95/96): Faculty: 12 Graduate students: 25 Undergraduate students: 2 Total books requested: 39 Book requests (00/01): Faculty/staff: 118 Graduate students: 12 Undergraduate students: 6 Total books requested: 136 Article requests (95/96): Faculty: 30 Graduate students: 95 Undergraduate students: 45 Total articles requested: 170 Article requests (00/01): Faculty/staff: 141 Graduate students: 41 Undergraduate students: 8 Total articles requested: 190 Subject areas emphasized in 2000/2001 Interlibrary Loan requests: Chronic fatigue syndrome Adolescent depression Drug treatment/psychiatric drugs 9

10 Autism Health policy / medical sociology Journals requested multiple times through Interlibrary Loan: Brain Dysfunction Information and Referral Health Policy and Planning 2. Circulation Statistics Listed below are subjects which books have consistently high levels of circulation from An asterisk (*) designates subjects with extremely high circulation statistics (40 circs or more for many books). HM HN HQ HQ Organizational communication; group dynamics Interpersonal communication Leadership Mass communication Social behavior; esp. crowds and deviance Survey research; questionnaire design* American social history/trends Southern communities; local history and conditions Mass media & politics American social structure; classes Sexual behavior* Adolescent sexuality* Sexual abuse of children* Homosexuality Prostitution Pornography American family; marriage communication Teenage pregnancy* Single parenthood Birth control Abortion* Divorce; esp. children coping with divorce Children and television* Domestic violence Interracial marriage 10

11 Sex roles Women's history; feminism HS HT HV GN Ku Klux Klan Urban history Racism Public (social) welfare in the U.S. Child abuse* Child care; day care centers Adoption Disabilities; working with disabled, esp. blind, deaf persons Homeless Animal rights; animal testing Alcoholism* Drug abuse; addiction Terrorism Gangs Organized crime; Mafia Suicide* Rape* Violence against women Gun control Capital punishment Juvenile delinquency; juvenile justice system* Ethnographic research, interviews Rituals Stone age Stonehenge; the Sphinx Appendix A: Sociology Courses offered at Clemson University Soc 201 Soc 202 Soc 303 Soc 310 Introduction to Sociology Social Problems Methods of Social Research I Marriage and Intimacy 11

12 Soc 311 Soc 330 Soc 331 Soc 350 Soc 351 Soc 359 Soc 371 Soc 380 Soc 390 Soc 391 Soc 392 Soc 393 Soc 394 Soc 396 Soc 397 Soc 401/601 Soc 404/604 Soc 430/630 Soc 432 Soc 433/633 Soc 440/640 Soc 441/641 Soc 460/660 Soc 461 Soc 462/662 Soc 463/663 The Family Industrial Sociology Urban Sociology Self and Society Collective Behavior The Community Population and Society Introduction to Social Services Criminal Justice Sociology of Deviance Juvenile Delinquency Criminology Sociology of Mental Illness Alcoholism Drug Abuse Human Ecology Sociological Theory Sociology of Organizations Sociology of Religion Developing Societies Leisure, the Mass Media, and Culture Sociology of Sport Race, Ethnicity, and Class Sex Roles Men, Masculinity, and Society Parenting 12

13 Soc 471/671 Soc 480/680 Soc 481/681 Soc 484/684 Soc 495 Soc 498 Soc 499 Soc 803 Soc 805 Soc 807 Soc 810 Soc 812 Soc 814 Soc 830 Soc 833 Soc 835 Soc 882 Soc 891 Soc 892 Soc 895 Soc 896 Anth 201 Anth 251 Anth 601 Anth 603 Demography Medical Sociology Aging and Death Child Abuse and Treatment Field Experience Independent Study Seminar in Selected Topics Survey Designs for Applied Social Research Evaluation Research Advanced Research Methods Theoretical Models in Applied Social Research Seminar on Marriage and the Family Policy and Social Action Human Systems Development Work and Society Seminar on Work, Leisure, and the Family Systems of Marital and Family Therapy Master's Thesis Research Selected Topics in Sociology Field Experience Independent Study Introduction to Anthropology Physical Anthropology Cultures and the Environment Qualitative Methods 13