Policy Last Updated: September 1, 2012 Subject: Communication Studies PurposeThe Collection Development policy is 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, the Collections Librarian, in cooperation with and endorsed by Greig de Peuter, Faculty Library Liaison and Penelope Ironstone, Department Chair.FocusTo support teaching, study and research up to the Honours B.A. and M.A. programs. There are three main areas of concentration:Communication History and TheoryVisual CommunicationGlobal Communication and MediaGenerally, materials in the area of the practice of journalism, public speaking and sociolinguistics are not collected. Materials for Communication Studies are supported by collections in other disciplines, such as English and Film Studies, Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology and Psychology.The collection contributes significantly to the Honours B.A. program in Cultural Studies, which has a broad focus on text, image and sound, and to the M.A. in Film Studies. It also contributes some material for the Honours B.A. in the Global Studies program, committed to the understanding of intercultural encounters, and to the Honours B.A. in North American Studies, offered in combination with another Honours B.A. program.ScopeLanguage: Works written in English are preferred. Translations into English of major texts are selected.Place of Publication: Priority is given to materials published in North America and Europe. English-language texts from other regions are also considered.Dates of Publication: Emphasis is placed on recently published works.Chronological Period: Time periods studied range from prehistory to the present, with emphasis on the contemporary period.Geographical Areas: Materials relating to both western and non-western cultures are collected.Publishers: Academic, scholarly and university publishers are emphasized. Popular trade publishers specializing in communication material are considered.Types, formats, and readership of materials collected Materials with academic-level readership are emphasized.Web-based formats for reference sources, journals and indexing sources are preferred. Print and microform are considered for reason of cost, availability, expected use or long-term access.Single copies of books in print formats are generally selected. Web-based formats 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.Excluded types include textbooks, abridgements, study aids, limited editions, works by vanity presses, writings aimed at a juvenile audience, reprints and partial contents (eg. single issues of journals, electronic versions of single chapters of books). Generally, non-scholarly publications, such as popular magazines, are avoided unless used as primary sources of study.Theses, dissertations, symposia, conference proceedings and audiovisual media are collected with a high degree of selectivity.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 prioritiesIntercultural CommunicationGN 496APolitical Economy and CommunicationHC 79ASatellites in TelecommunicationsHE 9719BRadio & Television BroadcastingHE 8689 – HE 8700.9CCultural StudiesHM 101BCommunication & SocietyHM 258APropagandaHM 263BMass Media & SocietyHN 90 M3APolitical CommunicationJA 85 - JA 85.2AVisual LiteracyLB 1068AMusic & CommunicationML 3470BPopular MusicML 3469 – ML 3541BArt & CommunicationN 71 – N 72BArt & Popular CultureN 7429.5BArt & technologyNX 180 T4BVisual CultureNX 458 – NX 549ACommunication and Mass MediaP 87 - P 95AVisual CommunicationP 93.5AInternational CommunicationP 96ASemioticsP 99BNonverbal CommunicationP 118BLiteracy & CommunicationP 211BDiscourse AnalysisP 301 – P 302ATranslating & InterpretingP 306 – P 310AConnotationP 325.5ARhetoricPN 173 – PN 175CBroadcasting (radio and television)PN 1990 – PN 1992.95BFilm & CommunicationPN 1995.9BJournalismPN 4699- PN 5650CComputers and SocietyQA 76.9 C66BSatellite TechnologyTK 5101 – TK 5104CInternet TechnologyTK 5105CRadio TechnologyTK 6540 – TK 6571.5CTelevision TechnologyTK 6630 – TK 6720CPhotography & CommunicationTR 15 – TR 183BPhotojournalismTR 820BCinematographyTR 845 – TR 899.5CPrinting and CommunicationZ 278AGraphic designZ 246 – Z 250CRelated programs and support Consortial purchases with the TriUniversity Group of Libraries (Guelph, Waterloo, Laurier University Libraries), with the Ontario Council of University Libraries, and on the national level, are pursued. Attachment(s) Communication studies collection policy (2012)