Current Collection Policy:

Level
Order from upper undergraduate level through specialist; no textbooks unless requested by faculty; no "how to" books

Languages
English

Publishers
University presses; Dow Jones, Wiley & Son, Moody's, Standard & Poors, Dun & Bradstreet, Ibbotson, Quorum, American Management Association, American Marketing Association, Gale Research, Probus, AICPA, CCH

Chronology
1600-future in accounting; present-future for other areas

Geography
United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America; some Africa and Middle East

Miscellaneous
If funds are sufficient, most requests from business faculty and graduate students are purchased.

Journal requests are scrutinized closely because they will be an ongoing expense:

1. if a new journal, a sample copy will be requested;
2. the title is evaluated for its ability to enhance the collection and other, existing titles will be evaluated to termination;
3. the calibre of the publisher will be evaluated.

Reference sources are added which will answer common questions and provide guidance to needed information.

Fondren Library's Business Collection relies heavily on government information, much of which is made available through the U.S. federal depository collection.

Collection Levels by LC Classification: