HumanResources

Collection Development Policy: Human Resource Management

Subject Librarian: Vincci Kwong

Purpose of Policy

The collection development policy for Human Resource Management guides the development and management of the Human Resource Management collection.

Program Description

The Department of Human Resource Management provides students with a broad spectrum of knowledge for career preparation in organizational leadership. It also prepares students for a career in modern, professional human resource management.

Degrees Offered

• Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Management Minor

Clientele

The primary clientele are the undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff of the Human Resource Management Department.

Scope and Collection Guidelines

The Human Resource Management collection consists of works written for the basic through advanced undergraduate level and for basic faculty research. Graduate- and research-level publications are collected selectively.

Formats Collected

• Scholarly monographs
• Journals
• Professional/practitioner trade journals
• Selected magazines

The preference for serials in this area is for online subscriptions.

Formats Excluded

• Pamphlets
• Newsletters
• Article reprints
• Required textbooks

Language

The collection is primarily in English.

Geographic Coverage

All geographic areas are covered.

Chronological Periods Collected

Priority is given to current publications. Older imprints are collected selectively, usually as replacements for classic works, or upon request.

Subject Emphases

The Human Resource Management collection focuses on areas related to human resources administration and labor relations, as well as developments in the behavioral sciences.

Current Collecting Priorities

Based on areas of established specialization stated above.

Subjects Collected Selectively

None.

Reference

Reference material for Human Resource Management are selected by the Business and Economics subject librarian following the general subject parameters of the collection policy.

Interdisciplinary Considerations

Due to the interdisciplinary nature of human resource management, materials are also occasionally selected in the areas of economics, labor studies, and psychology.

Location

Human Resource Management materials are housed in the Schurz Library. Works specifically about the discipline of Human Resource Management are classified in the HD, HF, and K schedule of the Library of Congress system. Below are LC call numbers for specific areas:

• HD28-70: Management. Industrial Management
• HD58.7-58.95: Organizational Behavior, Change and Effectiveness. Corporate Culture
• HD66-66.2: Work Groups. Team Work in Industry
• HD4801-8943: Labor. Work. Working Class
• HF5548.7-5548.85: Industrial Psychology
• HF5549-5549.5: Personnel Management. Employment Management
• K1701-1841: Labor Law
• KF1-9827: Federal Law. Common and Collective State Law