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European History and Archaeology Collection Scope and Policy


July, 1999
Barbara Walden
European History Librarian University of Wisconsin - Madison
Slightly revised: February, 2001

INTRODUCTION:


European History encompasses the history of that part of the world now called "Western Europe." This subject has been collected at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since the University's beginning. Collections relevant to European History can be found in a variety of locations on the UW-Madison campus including Memorial Library General Collections, Memorial Library Special Collections, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library, the College Library, the Law Library, the Health Sciences Library, the Steenbock Agricultural Library, the School of Library and Information Studies Library, the Data and Program Library Service, the Art Library, etc. The largest proportion of the collection is located in the Memorial Library General Collections. This policy relates primarily to the collections housed in the Memorial Library General Collections, under the responsibility of the European History Librarian. Overlaps relating to other collections in relationship to those of the European History Collection in Memorial Library's General Collections are noted where possible.

GOAL OF COLLECTION, AND RELEVANT USER GROUPS:

The primary goal of collection development in this subject is to provide for the needs of campus research, study and teaching in European History and Archaeology, both for the present and for the foreseeable future. Collecting in this area follows the overall policies established for Memorial Library and for the UW Madison General Library System.

The primary user groups for this collection are found among the faculty and students of the History Department and the Classics Department. Other major user groups include the Anthropology department for archaeological materials, and other programs and departments such as Religious Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Literature, etc.

The History Department includes caucuses for European, American, Asian and Developing World interests. The PhD is offered in all eras of European history. Graduate study and faculty research are eclectic and include both pioneering and more traditional approaches to historical study.

While collection development focuses primarily on the needs of European History faculty and students, attention is given to needs of readers in other aspects of historical study for materials about European history. In addition, the subject of history is a fundamental component for study, teaching and research in the humanities and social sciences generally, and attention is given to aspects of collecting which support the needs of UW-Madison scholars and students generally.

Beyond this primary focus, the role of the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a resource where appropriate for the state, the region, the nation and the world is a factor influencing collection development decisions. Resource-sharing interests impact both on collection and non-collection of European History materials on the UW-Madison campus. Library commitments to institutions such as the Center for Research Libraries and to consortia such as CIC play a direct role in collection decisions.

Other factors influencing collection decisions include: importance of the material to the field, representation within the collections of all aspects of the subject of European history, balance among the subfields of European history and archaeology, supporting materials for outstanding special collections. Popular materials are collected as needed for providing representation of this approach to history, or as needed for research, teaching and study. Controversial materials are included as needed for research, teaching, and study.

COLLECTION SCOPE:

Chronological scope: prehistoric through the end of World War II. "History" in literate societies is most commonly defined as commencing with the beginning of written language, and as ending at some moving date in the fairly recent past. Reflected in the more-inclusive definition selected for the University of Wisconisn-Madison Memorial Library General Collections is an acknowledgement of social-sciences and area-studies focused approaches to history, and an emphasis on Western European collections for both the past and for more recent periods.
Overlap: immediate aftermath of-World War II, Holocaust survivors and their children, generalities dealing with both pre and post World War II Western Europe, issues of "memory" and commemoration of the European past. The European History Librarian works especially closely with the Social Sciences Bibliographer on these and other issues of chronological overlap. There is considerable overlap with European Humanities for Classical antiquity.

Subjects included: all aspects of European history which are in-scope for the General Collections of Memorial Library. History is a broad and over-arching discipline, therefore these aspects include: ancient, archaeological, social, economic, demographic and statistical, intellectual, political, diplomatic, military, religious, comparative, local, genealogy, numismatic and other so-called "auxilliary" sciences of European history.
Included is the history of specific populations (women, Jews, immigrants, etc.), reference material, historiography and historical method especially pertaining to or rooted in Western Europe (for example: the "Annales" school) and generalities relating to European history as a whole (for example: the Renaissance, the Middle Ages, the Crusades, the Napoleonic Wars, World War I, the European Theatre of World War II, etc)
Overlap: The European History librarian works closely with the European and British Humanities Bibliographers. History of Science is handled by the History of Science Bibliographer. The General History Bibliographer covers general and world history, general historical methodology and historiography. Foreign relations and comparative history overlap with Wisconsin State Historical Society. History of agriculture and related fields is collected insofar as it relates to social and economic history, but Steenbock library is the primary repository.

Geographical scope: Scandinavia, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, smaller areas within the geographical boundaries of Western Europe. Excluded: Spain and Portugal, which are handled by the Iberian Studies Bibliographer.
Overlap: The European History Librarian works closely with the European Humanities Bibliographer, the Slavic Studies Bibliographer, the British Humanities Bibliographer, the Iberian Studies Bibliographer, and the General History Bibliographer on issues of geographical coverage. The history of Classical Greece is handled by the European History Librarian, while the history of Modern Greece is handled by the Slavic Studies Bibliographer.

Formats collected: books, serials, microforms, audio-video materials in all formats, computer files and databases of all kinds, atlases, published collections and multivolume works, etc. Excluded: Sheet maps, statistical data files normally covered by the DPLS Library. No distinctions are otherwise made as to format; while appropriateness and usability of format are factors influencing collecting, overriding concerns for collecting are scope and appropriateness of subject matter and usefulness to study and teaching of European History here. Published primary sources of all kinds are particularly emphasized. Overlap: Reference material in all formats is collected; materials to be housed in the Reference Collection are selected by the Reference Department. The European History Librarian works both to recommend materials for purchase by the Reference Department and to show materials already purchased to the Reference Department for location decision, and participates in recommending, acquiring, and funding appropriate reference resources for the Electronic Library.

Languages collected: Western European languages (including English). Primary languages include: English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Latin, Classical Greek. Other languages are included as needed, and in some cases (e.g. East Asian languages) may be collected by other bibliographers

ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:

Within the organizational structure for collection development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the European History Librarian has primary responsibility for Memorial Library's general collections in European History. S/he works closely with user groups to establish priorities and goals for the library's collection program. In addition, s/he works closely with librarians for Reference, Special Collections, Government Publications, other Bibliographers and Selectors, and other librarians both at UW-Madison and elsewhere in aspects of collection development relevant to European History. Because of the importance of existing collections for the study of history, the European History Librarian works closely with management and preservation of existing resources.

ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS

Acquiisition of materials is carried out through purchase (including title-by-title selection, approval plans, blanket orders), licensing, leasing, exchange, soliciting and acceptance of material in all formats available gratis, and direct creation of electronic and other resources, as appropriate. An appropriate mix of acquisition methods and material formats is one of the goals of collection development in this subject. Because of the importance of primary source materials for research and study in history, both older materials and current materials are acquired. The European History Librarian works closely with Central Technical Services, the Libraries Technology Group, the Preservation Department, and others in acquiring resources in all formats and making them available

MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS

Management of existing collections is integral to the work of the European History Librarian. Because of the importance of older and primary source materials in this subject, the European History Librarian works closely with Preservation librarians and staff, collection management and maintenance staff, the Libraries Technology Group, and others in managing existing collections and making them available in the most appropriate formats. Conversion to other formats, extension of access via electronic manipulation and enhancement, transfer of materials, and deselection are part of the ongoing work of collection management in this subject.


LEVELS OF COLLECTING:

Levels of collecting are determined in cooperation with user groups, other campus selectors, and the Assocate Director for Collection Development and Management. No subject within the scope of European History as defined in this policy is entirely excluded.

Collecting levels are defined as follows:

O. Out of Scope

1. Minimal Level. Even coverage is the goal here; even though few selections are made, basic authors, a selection of core works, and a spectrum of viewpoints, ideological views, and approaches are represented. Collection supports fundamental inquiries.

2. Basic Information Level. A selective collection of materials that serves to introduce and define a subject and to indicate the varieties of information available elsewhere. Includes reference and bibliographical materials, surveys, general works, selective major periodicals. Supports students enrolled in introductory courses only.

3. Study or Instructional Support Level. A collection that is adequate to impart and maintain knowledge about a subject in a systematic way but at a level of less than research intensity. The collection includes a wide range of basic works in appropriate formats, a significant number of classic retrospective materials, complete collections of the works of more important writers, a selection of representative journals, and the reference tools and fundamental bibliographical apparatus pertaining to the subject. In history, will include collections of published source materials. Generally supports undergraduate as well as some graduate instruction.

3a. Basic Study or instructional support level: Resources adequate for imparting and maintaining know about the primary of basic topics of a suject area. Includes the most important primary and secondary literature, a selection of basic representative journals and periodicals and indexes, and the fundamental reference and bibliographic tools. Supports lower division undergraduate courses and basic independent study needs.


3b. Intermediate Study or instructional support: In addition to materials adequate for level 3a, includes a broad range of basic works, classic retrospective materials, all key journals on primary topics, selected journals and seminal works on secondary topics, reference and fundamental bibliographical apparatus pertaining to the subject. Materials are adequate to support advanced undergraduate course work, but not adequate to support master's degree 3programs.


3c. Advanced Study or instructional support. In addition to materials adequate for level 3b the collection includes a significant number of seminal works and journals on the primary and secondary topics in the field, significant retrospective materials, a substantial collection of works by secondary figures, works that provide more in-depth discussion of research, techniques and evaluation. This collection can support master's degree level programs.

4. Research Level. A collection that includes the major published source materials required for dissertation and independent research. It is intended to include all imprtant reference works and a wide selection of specialized monographs, as well as a very extensive collecgion of journals and major indexing and abstracting services in the field. Pertinent foreign language materials are included. Includes active and substantial preservation activities. This collection supports doctoral and other original research.

5. Comprehensive Level. A collection in which a library endeavors, so far as is reasonably possible, to include all significant works of recorded knowledge, in all forms, in all applicable langages, for a defined a limited field. This level of collection intensity includes significant special collections, the aim, if not the achievement, is exhaustiveness. Includes active and substantial preservation efforts.

Language Codes: E (English), English language material predominates, little or not foreign language material is in the collection. F (Selected non-English), selected other language material is included in addition to English language material. W (Wide selection languages). A wide selection of material in all applicable languages in included. No programmatic decision restricts materials on the basis of language. Y (One non-English), Material is primarily in one non-English language. The overall focus is on collecting material in the vernacular of the area.

(Note: these definitions are adapted from: Guide for Written Collection Policy Statements, Second Edition. Chicago, American Library Association, 1996. Based on WLN Collection Codes, pp. 13-14 and RLG Language Codes, p. 18)


PREVIOUS AND DESIRED CURRENT LEVELS OF COLLECTION STRENGTHS:

(Note: previous levels are based on: Welsch, Erwin, European History Collection Development Draft, March 1, 1988 . Abbreviations: ecs = existing collection strength, cci = current collecting intensity. Categories are based on the Library of Congress Classification System)

  • AC: COLLECTIONS:

    Previously excluded from collection by the European History Librarian unless "specifically of European historical content." Many relevant materials are collected elsewhere in the Library, as Generalities or on Exchange. Desired current level for all relevant materials: 3-4

    AE: ENCYCLOPEDIAS, AG DICTIONARIES, AI INDEXES:

    Desired current level: 4. In cooperation with Reference Department

  • AN: NEWSPAPERS

    Newspapers are collected in cooperation with the Center for Research Libraries, onsite files of older newspapers in any format are acquired only for local needs that cannot be met by CRL or other appropriate resource-sharing agreements.
    Desired level: 3

    AP: PERIODICALS

    See individual countries and topics in LC Class "D" for historical periodicals.
    Desired current level for general periodicals on European History as defined in this policy: 4

    AS: ACADEMIES

    Previously, academy publications have been included in European History only when mainly or specifically devoted to European History, otherwise they are collected by other librarians.
    Desired level: 3-4

    AY: YEARBOOKS

    Acquired selectively.
    Desired level: 3

    B,BF,BL: (PHILOSPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION)

    Selected as appropriate to the scope of European History as defined here. Considerable overlap with other selectors.
    Desired level for European History: varies- General, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland - 4. Italy - 3c. Scandinavia -3b. Other-2

    BR: CHRISTIANITY, CHURCH HISTORY

    Theology, religious thought are collected primarily as part of European Humanities, collecting for European History is supplemental to this.
    History of the Church, social history of religion, etc, are within scope for European History and of considerable local interest.
    Desired levels: General, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland - 4. Switzerland, Italy- 3c. Other -2 (Previous levels: France, Germany- ecs3/cci2. Great Britain -ecs 4/cci2. Ireland 2/2. Italy - 3/2. Low Countries - 2/1. Scandinavia - 2/2. Switzerland - 2/2.)

    BX: DENOMINATIONS AND SECTS, INCLUDING ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, PROTESTANTISM

    Considerable local interest. Reformation.
    Desired levels: General, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland - 4. Switzerland, Italy -3c. Other - 3a. (Previous levels: France - ecs 3/cci 2. Germany - 4/2. Great Britain - 3/2. Ireland - 2/2. Italy -3/2. Low Countries - 1/1. Scandinavia - 2/1. Switzerland - 2/2)

    C: AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY (GENERAL)

    Desired level: 3

    CB: HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION

    Collected only as relevant to Western European civilization.
    Desired level: 3

    CC: ARCHAEOLOGY (GENERAL)

    Collected only as relevant to Western European archaeology.
    Desired level: 2

    CD: DIPLOMATICS, ARCHIVES, SEALS

    General: desired level - 3c
    Guides to Archives:
    desired level - National and Regional: France, Germany, Great Britain - 4. Other - 3c Local: 2
    (Previous levels: National: France, Germany, Great Britain - 4/4. Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia - 3/3. Low Countries, Switzerland - 2/2. Regional: France, Germany, Great Britain - 4/3. Italy - 3/3. Ireland, Scandinavia - 3/2. Low Countries, Switzerland - 2/1. Local: France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy - 3/2. Ireland - 2/2. Scandinavia 2/1, Low Countries, Switzerland - 2/1.)

    CE: CHRONOLOGY

    Desired level: 2.
    See D-DQ for specific countries.

    CJ: NUMISMATICS

    Desired level: 2.
    (Previous levels: General European - 4/2. France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy - 3/2. Ireland, Scandinavia, 2/1. Low Countries, Switzerland - 1/1 )

    CN: INSCRIPTIONS. EPIGRAPHY

    General, Ancient: Desired Level: 3c.
    (Previous level: 4/3)

    CR: HERALDRY

    Desired level: 1

    CS: GENEALOGY

    Desired level: 1 or 2.
    Individual family histories are not collected actively, though they may be accepted as gifts.
    (Norwegian genealogy was previously collected at 4/3 level with special funding which is no longer available.)

    CT: BIOGRAPHY

    Collective biography: 3
    Individual biography is collected with national and other types of history, see D-DQ, H,J.

    D: HISTORY (GENERAL)

    General history of Western Europe is collected, also history of significant largely European phenomena, such as the Crusades, Middle Ages, World War I, etc. Considerable overlap with other areas and with the Wisconsin State Historical Society.
    Desired level: 4

    ARCHAEOLOGY: SPECIFIC COUNTRIES (DA-DQ)

    Desired levels: Ancient Greece and Rome - 3c or 4.
    Previous policy indicated that works on individual archaeological sites were generally not collected. This is not the intent of current collecting policy, however scope and depth are dependent upon local needs.
    France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy- 3. Others - 1
    (Previous levels: France - ecs 2/ cci 2. Germany - 3/2. Great Britain - 4/2. Ireland - 2/2. Italy -3/2. Low Countries 2/1. Scandinavia 3/2. Switzerland - 1/1.

    DA: GREAT BRITAIN

    Desired levels: National-Level: England, Ireland - 4 . Scotland, Wales -3c. Local History: England, Ireland - 3c or 4. Scotland, Wales- 3.
    Current History department interests include British intellectual and political history, especially Tudor-Stuart period, and Irish social history of the late-eighteenth - early 20th centuries.

    DB: AUSTRIA

    Desired levels: 3c for the geographical region now called Austria.
    Some coverage of the German-speaking populations of the Habsburg Empire, also coverage of other areas of the Habsburg Empire which are otherwise within the geographical boundaries of Western Europe, as well as some coverage of general Habsburg history. Coverage in this area is subject to change, dependent upon History department and other campus interest.
    (Previous: 'restricted national level coverage of the country now defined as "Austria", with countries once part of the Austrian Empire excluded).

    DC: FRANCE

    Desired levels: National-Level: 4 Local: variable.
    History Dept. interest in 17th-20th centuries. French Revolution. Alsace. (Previous: "The library's important collections include French labor, socialism and communism from the end of the 19th century onwards with extensive holdings of primary source materials. Special collections include French Political Pamphlets 1560-1648, French Protestantism (Montauban collection) Saint-Simon, etc.")

    DD: GERMANY

    Desired levels: National : 4 .
    Emphasis on 19th-20th century, also the era of the Reformation. Social, legal, cultural, and labor/economic/industrial interests within the History Department.
    Regional and Local: Variable, selective.
    Existing collections include strong serial collections for local history. Important collection of material on labor, and on political movements in the 19th and 20th centuries.

    DE. DF,DG: GRECO-ROMAN WORLD; THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION

    Desired levels: Greek and Roman, 3c-4. Byzantine, 3c-4.
    Previous policy indicated that acquisition of materials in Greek and Latin was by faculty recommendation only, needs review and discussion. Both previous and current policy includes acquisition of texts by Greek and Roman historians (these are classed in PA).

    DG: MODERN ITALY

    Desired levels: 3-4.
    (Previous: national level coverage with emphasis on areas of teaching and research interests of present faculty.)
    Strong program in 20th century economic and political history, Fascism. Campus interest in Early Modern period, Humanism, Reformation. Preliminary collection analysis indicates need for standard city and regional histories, multivolume histories, etc., used for general research and study.

    DH-DJ: LOW COUNTRIES

    Desired levels: 3a or 3b.
    (Previous: restricted national-level coverage).
    Collection supports the study of other aspects of European and World history. Some emphasis on the Reformation era and on Dutch economic, trade, and colonial history. Includes published primary source materials on topics relevant to other European and World history.

    DL: NORTHERN EUROPE. SCANDINAVIA.

    Desired levels: 3.
    Currently under review, levels for individual countries vary.
    Ongoing additional emphasis on Denmark, Norway, Iceland in cooperation with the University of Minnesota's added emphasis on Sweden, Finalnd.

    DQ: SWITZERLAND

    Desired levels: 2 or 3a
    Exception: the Swiss Reformation, Calvinism, etc., strong interest in the History Department. Desired level: 4

    DS 135-DS 145: HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN EUROPE

    Desired levels: 4.
    Strong interest on campus, all periods. Previous policy noted lack of primary sources; efforts made to improve collecting here have resulted in strengthened collections of periodicals and primary source materials, particularly in microform.
    Hebrew and Yiddish-language materials are generally out of scope for this policy, though the Jewish Studies gift fund managed by the European History Librarian brings in some Hebrew materials via faculty recommendation. Yiddish is acquired by other librarians.

    E-F975: AMERICAN HISTORY

    Current collecting level: 1
    Although theoretically excluded because of the agreement with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, in practice some materials are acquired. Subjects where materials are sometimes acquired include: foreign relations, wars and campaigns involving both Europeans and Americans, comparative history, etc The intent here is not to duplicate collections, but to provide for the needs of Europeanists.

    G: VOYAGES AND TRAVELS

    Desired level: 3
    Considerable interest and attention is currently being paid to travel, including its historical aspects. Collecting of historical aspects of travel is carried out in close collaboration with other librarians. This is a revision of previous policy, which generally excluded travel and voyages from the work of the European History Librarian.

    GF, GN: HUMAN ECOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY

    Anthropological approaches to history are collected, and are of strong interest in the History department. Although generally written by historians about regions of Western Europe, these materials are sometimes classed in GF or GN. Archaeology of Western Europe, including archaeological study aimed at or carried out by anthropologists, is in scope and discussed elsewhere in this policy.

    GR: FOLKLORE

    Folklore is generally not acquired by the European History Librarian; however works about folklore written from a historian's perspective are sometimes acquired. This subject in some of its aspects is sometimes treated as a subfield of European social history.

    GT: MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

    Historical treatment of manners and customs is a currently popular subfield of European social history. When written by historians and of interest to students and researchers of European history, these materials are acquired.

    GV: SPORTS AND RECREATION

    Historical treatment of sports and recreation written from the historian's perspective is acquired. This subject is currently regarded by historians as a subfield of social history.

    H, HA, HB, HC,HD, HE.HF,HG,HJ,HM,HN,HQ,HS,HT,HV,HX

    Social history is a major focus of European history, both locally and in general, and is found in all categories of class H. Based on the chronological, geographical, format, and other restrictions noted elsewhere in this policy, social and economic history is a strong focus of local collecting. Overlaps and areas of question are noted elsewhere Traditional collection strength in socialism and communism (level 4 for France, Germany, Great Britain). Ongoing attention at this level needs evaluation in light of current campus priorities.
    Changes from previous collection policy: Histories of individual cities are collected at a level related to the desired collection level for the country of which the city is part.
    Collecting includes business, education, economic, finance, industrial, agricultural, and domestic-economy history insofar as these are relevant to social history and do not duplicate other campus collections or the work of other bibliographers.

    J, JA OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, COLLECTIONS AND GENERAL WORKS

    Collected at a level related to the desired level for the country to which they relate. Strong existing collections of German and British Parliamentary publications.

    JC : POLITICAL THEORY, THEORY OF THE STATE

    Political theory as such is collected only if relevant to the needs of European historians and outside the scope of the work of the Social Sciences Bibliographer. In practice, some political theory is collected because of the interests of campus historians.

    JF : CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY, JN: EUROPE, JS: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    Constitutional history of European countries is collected. Historical treatment of local government is collected, but not emphasized.

    JV: COLONIES AND COLONIZATION. EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION

    Domestic aspects of European colonization is collected, European overseas colonialization is generally the purview of other bibligraphers. Occasional acquisitions are made when the only unifying aspect of the work is that of Western Europeans in regard to colonization. Emigration from and immigration to and within Western Europe are collected, when the emphasis is on the Western European country or area. Immigrants from Western Europe in other areas is out of scope.

    JX: INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

    International law is collected only very selectively since it is primarily collected by the Law Library.
    International relations and diplomacy in all aspects is extensively collected.

    K: LAW

    Some aspects of law relevant to faculty and graduate student interests and teaching needs is collected. Care is taken not to duplicate the collections of the Law Library; however faculty interests in Roman law, Canon law and other aspects of legal study especially as related to Classical and Medieval studies lead to some selections being made in this subject.

    LA: HISTORY OF EDUCATION

    Some aspects of the history of education are regarded by historians as a subfield of social history. Care is taken not to duplicate the work of other libraries or bibliographers, however, some selections are made to meet the needs of historians in this subject.

    PN: THE PRESS

    Collected as needed for historians and historical research and not collected elsewhere.
    Change from previous policy: histories of individual newspapers, biographies, etc., are included.

    R: HISTORY OF MEDICINE

    Some aspects of the history of medicine are considered by historians to be a subfield of social history. This subject is collected only very selectively as needed to meet the needs of the History Department. Care is taken not to duplicate other campus collections.

    S: HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE

    Some aspects of the history of agriculture are considered by historians to be a subfield of social history. This subject is collected selectively as needed to meet the needs of local historical researchers; care is taken not to duplicate other campus collections except in extraordinary circumstances.

    U, V: MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY

    Collected selectively as needed to meet the needs of historians and historical research .
    Change from previous policy: works on individual weapons and weapons systems, unit histories, histories of individual battles, are collected selectively as appropriate to local needs. Works on naval administration, maintenance, navigation, architecture are collected selectively as they are appropriate to meet local needs.

    Z: HISTORY OF BOOKS AND BOOKMAKING, BOOK INDUSTRY AND TRADE

    Some aspects of the history of books and the book industry are considered by historians to be a subfield of social history. This subject is collected selectively as needed to meet the local needs of social historians; care is taken not to duplicate other campus collections or the work of other bibliographers. Works on the book or printing as an artifact are out of scope. This does not represent a change from previous practice as noted in Welsch's 1988 European History Collection Development policy.

    Z: BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Subject and Personal bibliographies: Desired collecting level: 4



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