SUBJECT AREA: C-D - HISTORY AND CULTURE (EXCEPT NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA)
Purpose: Material in this subject area supports work particularly in history, as well as all other humanities subjects, several of the social science subjects and the history of science and technology.
Existing Collection Strength:
(3) Selective for Western Europe
(2) Representative for Eastern Europe
(2) Representative for Asia
(1) Basic for Africa
(1) Basic for Australia
Current Collecting Intensity: As above, but with increasing emphasis on women's history and social history.
Chronological Focus: All time periods collected.
Geographical Focus: Worldwide, with emphasis on Europe.
Languages Collected: Predominantly English.
Formats Collected: Titles are collected in all formats, with the heaviest emphasis on books. Increasing interest in titles in video format.
Access to Journal Articles:
Indexing:
Titles purchased 2000-2001: 471 (materials)
Serial subscriptions 2000-2001: 75 (serials)
Date: May 2001
Selector Responsible: Margaret Fancy