Policy Last Updated: March 1, 2009 Subject: Psychology 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 Debbie Chaves, the Science Librarian, in cooperation with and Dr. Joanne Lee, the Department Faculty Library Liaison.FocusTo support teaching, study and research up to the graduate level, as well as to support faculty research.Areas of special interest must include community psychology, social and developmental psychology, and brain and cognition psychology. Within each specific area of individual faculty members may make recommendations for items to be included in the collection.ScopeLanguage: primarily English language materials are collected.Place of Publication: priority is given to materials from North American, European or Northern Asian publishers. Significant works from other areas may also be acquired.Dates of Publication: emphasis is placed on recently published works. Works, both serial and monograph with a publication date older than ten years may be selected for transfer to the Annex for long term storage or withdrawal.Chronological Period: works with a focus on current research will be emphasized. Those works having a historical overview fundamental to the nature of psychology will be considered.Geographical Areas: priority is given to works with a North American focus, with secondary emphasis on the British Isles, Europe and Northern Asia. Other areas of the world will be considered as the need arises.Publishers: works from scholarly and academic publishers are emphasized.Types, formats, and readership of materials collectedMaterials with academic-level readership are selected. Donations from private collections may be considered if they fill a gap in the collection.Web-based formats for reference sources, journals and indexing sources are preferred.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.Selected textbooks and study aids are obtained to complement undergraduate textbooks used in the current curriculum.Excluded types include textbooks, abridgements, study aids, limited editions, juvenile, works by vanity presses, reprints and partial contents (eg. single issues of journals, electronic versions of single chapters of books). Titles already held by the Universities of Waterloo and Guelph may be excluded.The following items, as they apply to Psychology, will be considered for inclusion in the collection upon the request of the Psychology faculty:Proceedings of conferences, symposia, international congresses, etc.Selected Canadian and American thesesReports of non-governmental organizations such as research centres, university departments, etc.Numerical and/or spatial data.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 priorityBehavioural neuroscienceQP360 Behaviour Genetics. Simple Systems.QH457; BF699-BF708CNeuropsychology. Physiological Psychology. Psychophysiology (Biological basis of motivated behaviors)QP360-BF360.5;ACognition in Animals (Comparative Cognition)QL 785AReinforcement (Drug reinforcement processes)BF319-BF319.5; BF207ALearning and MemoryBF318; BF370-BF395BMolecular neurobiologyQP356.2BMotivational systemsBF503BNeurophysiology and Neuropsychology (Neurobiology)QP355.2CPerception processesBF241APsychopharmacologyBF207-BF209.T5AMotivation. Perceptual-motor learning (Timing Behavior)BF295 Cognitive neuroscienceQP360AAffective ProcessesQP360.5 Computational ModelingBF531CMotor ControlBF295-BF299BCognitive Neuroscience (Neurocognition)QP360.5ANeuropsychologyQP360APerceptionQP351-QP355.2; QP60-QP360.5BNeuroimaging (e.g. fMRI, Event related potentials)RC386.6; QP376.5ACognition AAttentional ProcessesQP405 Autonomic and Conscious RetrievalBF321ADecision ProcessesBF448AEncodingQP406; BF371BHuman Memory Storage and RetrievalBF444BImplicit MemoryBF378I55ALanguage Comprehension and ProductionBF456AProblem SolvingBF449APsycholinguisticsBF455-BF463.V45CReasoningBF442ASkilled PerformanceBF295CPerception BAuditory ProcessesBF251 Chemical and Mechanical ProcessesQP455;BF295AColour ProcessingBF241CFace PerceptionBF242BNeural Networking ModelingQP363AObject RecognitionQP475BSensationBF233ASomatosensory ProcessesBF231-233; QP431BSpeech PerceptionBF463.S64AVisual Attention and SearchBF463.S64APrimary Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Community DevelopmentRA790.55 Protection, Assistance and Relief (Family Support)HV697-HV700.7AHealth PromotionRA427.8; RA790.53BPrimary PreventionRJ499; BF173;RA790.7ASchool InterventionLB1027.5-LB1027.55AVolunteer OrganizationsHV41; RC440.2ACommunity-Based Development and Community Mental Health CCommunity Mental HealthRA790.55 Handicapped (Disabilities)HV1494-HV3024ASocial Support (family relationships in mental illness)HM131; RC455.5ASelf-Help Groups and Mutual AidHV547; RC489ACulture and Gender Diversity Aboriginal Issues (Canada)E78BCulture and Law (Citizen Participation)K 487ACommunity ResearchHT110AConflict Management (Conflict Resolution)HM136; BF637 I48CCritical PsychologyBF39.9BEthnopsychology (Cultural and Cross-Cultural Psychology)GN502BDeterminants of HealthRA427; R724.5AFeminism and Psychology of WomenBF175.4.F45 (psychoanalysis); HQ1206; BF201.4AGender Diversity (cross-cultural)GN479.65AHuman Services (Delivery, Design, and Administration)HV40; HV43BOrganizational Behavior; Industrial Psychology (Organizational Psychology)HF5548.8; HD58.7CCommunity Development (Participatory and Action ResearchHN49; H62 (general)AProgram Evaluation and Needs AssessmentH62; HV11APsychological Impacts of DisasterBF789.D5BCommunity Psychology (Psychological Sense of Community)HM131AQualitative Research MethodsH61AQuality of LifeHN25CPluralism (Race, Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation)HM1271ASocial Change and Political ActionRC454; HN90ASocial EcologyHM206BStressBF575S75CSocial AltruismBJ1474CApplied Social PsychologyHM251AAutobiographical MemoryBF378.A87AAttitudes and BeliefsBF327; BF773; HM1181BAttributionHM1076BConformityHM291; HM1246CEthnopsychology (Cross-Cultural Psychology)GN502; BF121; HM1033BDissonanceBF227.C63;HM251CClinical Health Psychology; Psychology and Medicine (Health Psychology)R726.5-R726.7; RA394BImpression FormationHM1081BInterpersonal RelationsHM1106AIntimate Relationships (Liking and Love)BF575.L8APhilosophy. Methodology; Social Psychology - MethodologyBF38.5; HM251BMotivation, Emotion and MoodBF501;HM1201; BF531-BF538;BF521APersonality Theories, Measurement, Traits and ProcessesBF501-BF505; BF531-BF593; BF521APrejudice and StereotypingHM1091-HM1096APsychology of Religion (also collected by Religion & Culture)BL53CSelf and Identity (e.g. Self-Concept, Self-Esteem)BF697.5S43; HM1051; HM1061ASocial CognitionBF720; HM1041ASocial Groups, Group Dynamics and Inter-Group RelationsHM716; HM711; -HM753ASocial Influence and PersuasionHM1176; HM1196; BF637.P4BSocialization. EnculturationHM686CViolence and AggressionBF575.A3; RC569.5.A34; HM1116CDevelopmental AdolescenceBF724-BF724.3BAging (Cognitive; Interpersonal Relations)BF724.55.A35;BF724.55C63; BF724.85.C64; BF724.8-BF724.85; HQ1061BAttachmentBF575.A86; BF723.A75 (child);BCognitive DevelopmentBF720.C63 (infant); BFBF723.C5 (child); BF724.3.C58 (Adolescence);BF724.85.C64 (Adulthood)AComputer LiteracyQA76.9.C64AConceptual Development (e.g. Knowledge Acquisition & Retention)LB1051ACross-Cultural Contexts of DevelopmentBF713; BF721-BF722BEmotional DevelopmentBF723.E6BEyewitness Testimony & Forensic PsychologyRA1148; K 5483;BF241; KF9672AFamily PsychologyRC488.5BGender Role DevelopmentHQ1075AIdentity DevelopmentBF697BInfancyBF719CSecond Language Acquisition (Language Development & Bilingualism (2nd Language Development))P118; RC425ALearning DisabilitiesRJ506.L4ALife Change events (Life Transitions)BF637.L53AMemory Development; Strategy Instruction & DevelopmentBF723; LB1057AMidlife Crisis (Midlife Development)HQ1059.4; BF724.65.M53CMoral and Prosocial DevelopmentBF723AMathematics Development & Learning (New addition) Narrative and Discourse AnalysisP302ANon-parental Child CareHQ778.5CParenting (between parent & infant; between parent & child; between parent & adult child)HQ755.84; BF723.P25; HQ755.85; HQ755.86; BF720.P37AChild Development. Socialization; Developmental Psychology. Child Psychology. Interpersonal Relations (Peer Relations)BF723.I646; HQ783BPerceptual Development (infant; child)BF720.P47; BF723.P46;BPolitical Psychology (Political Development)JA74.5CPubertyBF724BReading Development and DisabilitiesLB1050.53; LB1050.5; BF456.R2AReligions DevelopmentBL625.5; BL51-BL53CRomantic Relationship/DevelopmentBF724.3.L68 (youth);BSelf-Perception (Self-concept)BF697; BF720.S44 (infant); BF723.S28 (child); BF723.3.S35 (youth)BSocial Cognition (Socialization of Cognition)HM131; HM1041CTemperamentBF798CTheory of Mind; Understanding of the MindBF161-BF168BMethodology and Research Mathematics and Statistics (e.g. multivariate analysis, GLM, HLM, SEM, MR)BF39APsychological Testing and Measurement (e.g. Reliability, Validity, Factor Analysis)BF38.5-BF29.2AResearch/Experimental Design and Data AnalysisBF176; BF431; BF698.8AStatistical Software (e.g. SPSS, LISREL, HLM, Amos)HA32BGeneral Works EthicsBF47; BF76.4BHistory, Philosophy, and Critical PsychologyBF81-BF108; BF39-BF39.8; BF39.9AProfessional DevelopmentBF75-BF76; BF77-BF80.8CTheories and SystemsBF38CEducation AssessmentLB1131BCurriculum and ProgramsLB1140.4 (Early childhood and preschool education); LB1570 (Elementary education); LB2361 (Higher education); LB1180 (Kindergarten); LB2806 (Planning); LB1523 (Primary education); LB1628 (Secondary education); LC6233 (university extension); LC1048.C87 (Vocational education)CInstructionLB1028.3-LB1029ALearning and AchievementLB1062.6APolicyLB1060CSchool PsychologyLB1027.55CSpecial EducationLC3965AIndustrial/Organizational (I/O Psychology)Also collected by School of Business and Economics Consumer Behavior (Consumer Psychology)HF5415.32CInterviewingBF637.I5; HF5549.I6CLeadership and ManagementBF637.L4CPerformance and Job SatisfactionHF5549; HF5549.5.J63CTask AnalysisHF5548.8CVocational Guidance (Vocational Choice)HF5381-HF5382.69CClinical Psychology Behavior, Emotional, and Mental Illness and DisordersRA790.5CChild Psychopathology and PsychotherapyRJ499; RJ504ADiagnosis and AssessmentRJ503.5CHospital Care and InstitutionalizationRJ504.5CMental and Physical DisabilitiesRC569.7 - RC574; BF727.P57; BF727.H3CNeurological and Psychosomatic DisordersRC49; RC435; RC394CPsychotherapyRC480; RC475-RC475.7BRehabilitationRM930BSport Psychology (also collected by Kinesiology & Physical Education)GV706.4CRelated programs and supportConsortial purchases with the TriUniversity Group of Libraries (Guelph, Waterloo, Laurier university libraries), with the Ontario Council of University Libraries, and on a national level through the Canadian Knowledge Research Network, are pursued.Related materials are also purchased in support of departments and programs such as Social Work, Education, Mathematics, Sociology, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and other Science departments. The Universities of Guelph and Waterloo also offer programs to the graduate level in Psychology. Their collections are available to Laurier students and faculty through the shared TRELLIS library catalogue. Attachment(s) Psychology Collection Policy (2009, PDF)