Anthropology: Collection Development Policy
Purpose
To collect, manage and provide access to library materials to support the academic and research programs of the Anthropology Department which offers a major course of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, and a master’s degree with concentration in archaeology, biological anthropology or cultural anthropology. Curriculum emphasis is on Western European and African folkways, and American Indians of the Rocky Mountain region. The collection also supports users from many other departments at CSU, especially faculty and students involved in third world development projects and those in diverse ethnic and Native American studies.
Scope of Coverage
Language: Mostly English, some Spanish.
Geographic: All areas; emphasis on Western U.S., also third world, especially Africa and Oceania.
Chronological: All time periods.
Publication types and levels: Current publications from primarily university and scholarly presses. Some retrospective materials, particularly serials or monographic series, are occasionally acquired.
Types of Materials
Monographs and serials generally in traditional formats or on CD-ROM. Government documents of special interest to researchers in the field, which are mainly those issued by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution, are received by CSUL as a participant in the national depository program. No audiovisual material is collected. Undergraduate textbooks and dissertations are generally excluded.
Other Resources
For a more detailed list of major print and electronic resources in Anthropology available at or through CSUL please go to http://lib.colostate.edu/research/anthro/
Contact Information
Subject specialist:
Cathy Cranston
491-1876
Email : Cathy Cranston
Revised 2/2/2005; name change revision by clc on April 7, 2008
