Policy Last Updated: February 1, 2013 Subject: Film Studies PurposeThe Collection Development policy is a used as a guide to shape relevant collections and to ensure consistency in collection development. The decision to purchase library materials is primarily the responsibility of the collections librarian in consultation with faculty in the Department.This policy has been developed by Deborah Wills, Librarian for English and Film Studies, in cooperation with and endorsed by Ed Jewinski, the Department’s Library Liaison, and Ute Lischke, the Department Chair.FocusThe collection supports teaching, study and research on a broad level for the Honours B.A. program in English LiteratureThe collection supports the Honours B.A. program in Film Studies, with a focus on theory, style, genre and various national cinemasFor the Master of Arts, with a focus on Gender, Nation, and Media, the collection provides more intensive supportIn support of the PhD program in English and Film Studies, in which students may focus on literature and/or filmIn support of the Department’s emphasis on representation, narrative styles, genres, and culture in a global contextThe collection contributes significantly to the Honours B.A. in Medieval Studies, an interdisciplinary program which analyzes areas such as literature, language and the roles of women. In addition, it contributes materials to Communication Studies, which draws from and combines a number of disciplines, including English and Film Studies.ScopeLanguage: Primary texts are acquired in English only. For secondary works, English is preferred. Important theorists on criticism should be available in both the original language and in translation. Secondary criticism written in a foreign language will be purchased in the original language only on the strength of positive reviews. When available, translations of secondary criticism are preferred.Place of Publication: Priority is given to materials published in English-speaking countries.Dates of Publication: Emphasis is placed on recently published work and on facsimiles of primary sources for all periods of English language and literature. Monographs for purchase include new critical editions of important older texts.Chronological Period: Time periods studied range from the medieval to the present.Geographical Areas: The literatures in English of Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Oceania, South Asia, the Caribbean and other areas representing the diversity of world writing in English. The English language of England, with some attention to Canadian and American English. For film, works on national cinemas from around the world.Publishers: For secondary material, academic and scholarly publishers are emphasized. For primary material, a broad range of publishers are monitored.Types, formats, and readership of materials collectedMaterials with academic-level readership are selected. Children’s literature is collected only if it is by a major author, particularly one who does not normally write in that genre. Popular genre fiction is collected on a very selective basis. Non scholarly publications, such as popular magazines, are selected only when used as primary sources of study.Electronic formats for reference sources, journals and indexing sources are preferred.Microform is collected very selectively, for reason of cost, availability, expressed use or long-term access.Single copies of books in print formats are generally selected. Ebooks are selected on a title by title basis, especially if the title is of interest to users at multiple Laurier campuses. Duplication of print across Laurier campuses is generally avoided. Duplication across the TUG libraries of expensive items or sets of items is avoided.Theses, dissertations, symposia, conference proceedings, and other such materials are collected with a high degree of selectivity. Reprints and facsimiles are considered when the material is central to the collection focus.Excluded types include textbooks, abridgements, study aids, limited editions, works by vanity presses, reprints and partial contents (e.g. single issues of journals, electronic versions of single chapters of books).Subjects collected and collecting prioritiesCollecting priorities are categorized into 3 levels:A - highest emphasisThe collection includes major published materials required to support the core teaching and research at the highest degree level offered by the Department.B - secondary emphasisThe collection includes a selection of materials to complement the discipline as a whole, although it may not be a primary focus for courses.C - selective emphasisMaterials, including reference materials and basic journals and indexes are collected to introduce and define an area.Subjects collectedClassificationCollecting priorityGeneral Language and LinguisticsP1 - P32BTextual AnalysisP47 - P86AGeneral LanguageP120 - P125BTechnical LinguisticsP216 - P299CEnglish Philology and LanguagePE1 - PE1497BGeneral Literature  General TheoryPN1 - PN58BCriticism and AuthorshipPN74 - PN440BChildren's LiteraturePN441 - PN1009BPoetryPN1010 - PN1529BDramaPN1600 - PN3310AProsePN3311 - PN4000BDiaries/Letters/EssaysPN4390 - PN4698CCollections of General LiteraturePN6010 - PN6790CMotion Picture History & CriticismPN1993 - PN1999AAnimated FilmsNC1765 - NC1766AEnglish Literature  General HistoryPR1 - PR1097BWomen AuthorsPR111 - PR116ACollectionsPR1098 - PR1489CAnglo-SaxonPR1490 - PR1802BAnglo-Norman - MiddlePR1803 - PR2198BEarly ModernPR2199 - PR3195.22B17th & 18th centuryPR3291 - PR3785B19th centuryPR3991 - PR5990A1900 - 1960PR6000 - PR6049A1961 - 2000PR6050 - PR6076A2001 -PR6100 - PR6126AIrish LiteraturePR8703 - PR8891CPost-colonial LiteraturePR9080 - PR9188BCaribbean LiteraturePR9205 - PR9320BAfrican LiteraturePR9340 - PR9408BSouth Asian LiteraturePR9418 - PR9499BAustralian & New Zealand LiteraturePR9600 - PR9639CAmerican Literature  Literary History & CriticismPS1 - PS478BCollectionsPS501 - PS699BColonialPS700 - PS990B19th centuryPS991 - PS3499B1900 - 1960PS3500 - PS3549B1960 - 2000PS3550 - PS3576B2001 -PS3600 - PS3626BCanadian Literature  Literary History & CriticismPS8001 - PS8599BCollectionsPS8231 - PS8379BPre-ConfederationPS8400 - PS8449B1867 - 1913PS8450 - PS8499B1914 - 1967PS8500 - PS8549B1968 -PS8550 - PS8599ARelated programs and supportMaterials related to English and Film Studies are also purchased by Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Medieval Studies and Women and Gender Studies.Consortial purchases with the TriUniversity Group of Libraries (Guelph, Waterloo, and Laurier University Libraries), with the Ontario Council of University Libraries, and on a national level through the Canadian Knowledge Research Network, are pursued.