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General
Selector: Thomas J. Casserly
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION
The General collection
encompasses material in three distinct categories: material relating
to Library Science; monographs and journals concerning books and bookmaking;
and interdisciplinary materials of broad interest that cannot be easily
categorized, or that fall outside the prescribed ranges of the subject
collections. This latter category includes core reference materials
such as encyclopedias, almanacs, and biographical directories. General
interest periodicals, including Time and Newsweek,
also fall within the scope of this collection. While the purpose of
this collection is to support university-wide interests, the Library
Science collection is developed with the needs of library staff in
mind.
SCOPE OF COVERAGE
1. Languages collected (primary and selective) or excluded: Works are acquired primarily in English, although major sources in foreign languages are also acquired.
2. Geographical areas covered by the collections in terms of intellectual content, publication sources, or both, and specific areas excluded, as appropriate: There are no limitations on geographical areas covered with the exception of Africa, which is collected by the African Studies selectors.
3. Chronological periods covered by the collection in terms of intellectual content, movements or schools, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: There are no limitations with respect to intellectual content, movements or schools.
4. Chronological periods collected in terms of publication dates, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: There are no limitations in terms of publication dates covered, although most materials collected are current.
GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES AND LIBRARY LOCATIONS
The General collection may acquire items in any subject area or call number range. The following classifications represent the primary areas in which material is collected.
Collected Selectively:
| AE | Encyclopedias (General) |
| AG | Dictionaries and other general reference works |
| AI | Indexes (General) |
| AP | Periodicals (General) |
| AS | Academies and learned societies (General) |
| AY | Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories |
| AZ | History of scholarship and learning |
| Z 4-115 | Books (General) |
| Z 115-659 | Book industries and trade |
| Z 662-1000.5 | Libraries, Library Science, Information Science |
| Z 1001-4980 | Bibliography |
The majority of materials collected by General in the above Library of Congress classifications are found in Mugar Memorial Library.
RELATED SUBJECTS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS
As the General collection is composed of material from most, if
not all, subject areas covered by Mugar Memorial Library, there
is corresponding consultation with selectors responsible for those
subjects. Certain formats and categories, such as biographies, span
most subject areas and are acquired by the respective selectors.
The General Selector acquires biographical material that cannot
be easily assigned to any single subject collection. Other areas
of overlap include:
Art History: The Art History Selector acquires museum studies.
Geography: The Geography Selector is primarily responsible for atlases.
Government Documents: While the Government Documents Selector acquires
most documents, the General collection may acquire reference works
and guides describing government documents and access to collections.
TYPES
OF MATERIALS
Collected: Books, periodicals, microform sets and reference materials including bibliographies, encyclopedias, almanacs, directories, handbooks, and indexes and abstracts.
Collected Selectively: Proceedings, popular material, and electronic resources.
Not Collected: Textbooks, government documents, juvenile literature, dissertations and theses, atlases, and maps.
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