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Economics
Selector: Brock Edmunds
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION
The Economics collection is designed to support the curriculum and research needs of students and faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences' Economics Department, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Management's Finance and Economics Department. While most of the collection is housed in Mugar Memorial Library, related material may be found in Pardee Management Library. Subject coverage is broad-based and includes: economic history, econometrics, game theory, public finance, public enterprise, international trade and finance, labor economics, health economics, development economics, industrial organization, regional economics, microeconomic theory and macroeconomic theory, and economic regulation. Students and researchers in many areas of the University use the Economics collection including those in political science, public administration, history, international relations, law, sociology, and geography.
Boston University offers degrees in economics including the following: BA, MA, MA/MBA, and MA in Political Economy/PhD.
Research centers within or related to the Economics Department have been formed to emphasize specialized areas of study. The Institute for Economic Development reflects the interests in economic transformations in developing countries. The Industry Studies Program is devoted to studying the economic organization of markets, firms, and industries, especially in health care and telecommunications markets. The African Studies Center carries on interdisciplinary research and training programs in economics, political science, history, and anthropology.
SCOPE OF COVERAGE
1. Languages collected (primary and selective) or excluded: Primary emphasis is upon English-language works, but Spanish-language works are collected selectively.
2. Geographical areas covered by the collections in terms of intellectual content, publication sources, or both, and specific areas excluded, as appropriate: To support the interdisciplinary and international study of economics, works are acquired that cover all geographic areas with the exception of material about Africa, which is collected by the African Studies Library.
3. Chronological periods covered by the collection in terms of intellectual content, movements or schools, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: All significant movements or schools are covered, although emphasis is upon current thought, movements, and schools. In terms of economic history, the current twenty years are emphasized.
4. Chronological periods collected in terms of publication dates, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: The emphasis is upon current publications, however significant works with older publication dates may be acquired upon request.
GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES AND LIBRARY LOCATIONS
Because economics is an interdisciplinary subject, various aspects of the subject are in several parts of the Library of Congress Classification System.
The scope of the Economics collection generally falls into the following classifications:
| HA | Statistics (as related to economics) |
| HB | Economic theory and demography |
| HC | Economic history and conditions |
| HD 71-88 | Economic growth, development, and planning |
| HD 101-2299 | Land use, agriculture |
| HJ | Public finance |
| Z 7164.E12-7164.E2 | Econometrics, economic development, forecasting, policy, international economic relations and economics bibliography |
Management materials in the HD-HJ classifications are housed in Pardee Management Library. Economics materials in the HA-HC classifications are generally located in Mugar Memorial Library, but some reference materials within those subject areas are located in Pardee Management Library. Works within the HB 3711-HB 3743 classification dealing with business or economic cycles can be found in Pardee Management Library.
RELATED SUBJECTS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS
African Studies: The selector acquires works related to the economies of African countries.
Government Documents: The Government Documents Selector collects economic studies or publications about economics published by local, state, national, and international governments. These can be found in Mugar Memorial Library or Pardee Management Library.
History: The History Selector collects significant materials related to economic history. These materials are housed in Mugar Memorial Library.
Management: The Management Selector collects works falling into the HD-HG section of the Library of Congress Classification System and works in collaboration with the Economics Selector to ensure those works about applied economics are acquired selectively. Management materials can be found in Pardee Management Library.
Political Science: The Political Science Selector collects all works about diplomacy and foreign relations, local government, and foreign aid falling within the J classification. These materials are located in Mugar Memorial Library.
Sociology: The Sociology Selector acquires works dealing with the sociology of immigration, emigration, race relations, and women's studies. These materials are housed primarily in Mugar Memorial Library.
TYPES
OF MATERIALS
Collected: Journals, books, newspapers, proceedings and electronic resources; reference material including bibliographies, encyclopedias, and indexes.
Collected Selectively: Works that contain previously published articles, data sets, and economic history for periods prior to the current twenty years.
Not Collected: Audio-visual material and text-books.
OTHER ON-CAMPUS
OR LOCAL RESOURCES
The BU Law Library
has a significant collection of economics-related material.
The Kirstein Business Library, a branch of the Boston Public Library, has an extensive collection of material related to business and economics. Materials are available in print and through online databases (with remote access).
Krasker Film/Video Services, part of the Boston University Media Group, maintains a collection of films, videorecordings, DVDs, and laserdiscs for course use.
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