Sociology
| Department: | Department of Sociology |
| Library: | Stauffer Library |
| Faculty Representative: | Cynthia Levine-Rasky clr@queensu.ca 74485 |
Liaison Librarian: | Sylvia Andrychuk |
Recommend a New Collection Acquisition
Collection Policy Outline
General Purpose:
- To support undergraduate and graduate teaching and research to the Ph.D. level, as well as individual faculty research.
Languages:
- English and major western European languages are preferred.
Geographical Area:
- Major emphasis is on Canadian society, but no area is excluded from consideration.
Chronological Limits:
- Primary emphasis is on contemporary society, but there is no limit in such areas as the history of social thought, for example.
Types of Material Collected:
- books: monographs; bibliographies; conference proceedings; etc.
- serial publications: series; periodicals
- newspapers
- government documents
- international and foreign documents
- statistical data
Note: any of the above may be in print, microform, or electronic format.
Subjects and Collecting Levels:
(Explanation of Collection Policy Levels)
Areas to be collected at level B:
- feminist sociology
- socio-legal studies
- information and communication technologies
- sociological theory and methods
Areas to be collected at level C:
- anthropological theory and method
- Canadian society
- deviant behaviour
- digital culture
- environmental sociology
- government-directed social change
- history of social thought
- political sociology
- race and ethnic relations
- social control
- crime and delinquency from a sociological standpoint
- comparative treatment of North American and other societies
- social change
- social impact of science and technology
- social psychology
- social problems
- social stratification
- sociology of art and culture
- sociology of economic life
- sociology of education
- sociology of health and medicine
- sociology of organizations
- sociology of religion
- sociology of sport and physical activity
- techniques of social research
Areas to be collected at level D:
- human ecology
- kinship
- sociology of ageing
Policy last revised: November 2012