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Guidelines for Business

Table of Contents

1. Purpose
2. General Collection Guidelines
    A. Language
    B. Chronology
    C. Geography
    D. Publication Date
    E. Treatment of Subject
    F. Types of Materials and Formats
3. Area Resources
4. Related Subject Policy Statements
5. Subjects and Collecting Levels
6. Methodology

1. Purpose.

The collection in Business supports teaching and research through the Ph.D. level. The School of Business offers the B.S. in Business Administration and Management with a concentration in one of the following areas: Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Insurance/Risk Management, Owner-Managed Business, Human Resources

Management/Industrial Relations, Production/Operations Management, or Real Estate/Urban Land Development. In addition, the School offers the Bachelor of Sciences in Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Marketing and Office Automation Management with a concentration in Office Systems or Business Teaching. The School of Business offers three post-baccalaureate certificates. They include a certificate in Accounting, Information Systems, or Real Estate/Urban Land Development. Graduate programs include the Masters of Accountancy, the Masters of Arts in Economics, the Masters of Taxation, and the Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Human Resources Management/Personnel and Industrial Relations, Decision Sciences, Real Estate and Urban Land Development, or Risk Management/Insurance. The Masters of Science in Business is offered with a concentration in Business Education, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Human Resources Management, and Industrial Relations, Decisions Sciences, Real Estate/Urban Land Development, or Risk Management/Insurance. The Business School offers a Ph.D. in Business. Doctoral candidates can select a major in one of the following specialties: Accounting/Taxation, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Decision Sciences, or Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations.

2. General Collection Guidelines.

A. Language.
English is the primary language of the collection.

B. Chronology.
Primary emphasis is on current aspects of each area of business. Materials should also include a representative survey of various periods of business history and development.

C. Geography.
Emphasis is on the United States, with selected international sources for business management, marketing, finance, accounting, and taxation.

D. Publication Date.
The emphasis is on current publications. Some retrospective ordering takes place to fill in gaps and for replacements.

E. Treatment of Subject.
Popular works, lower division textbooks, and computer guidebooks are not generally acquired. Upper division and graduate texts and marketing research reports are acquired selectively. Professional and scholarly works that support the curriculum are acquired broadly.

F. Types of Materials and Formats.
Periodicals and monographs are the principal format. Also included are indexes, abstracts, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, bibliographies, directories, loose-leaf services, conference proceedings, annual reports, government documents, audio-visual materials, microforms, and CD-ROM.

3. Area Resources.


The University of Richmond has a business collection which is available to VCU students.

4. Related Subject Policy Statements.


See Government Documents and Economics Policies.

5. Subjects and Collecting Levels.

Subject Call Number Range  Present Desired
Economic Theory. Demography  HB1-846.8 B B
Business Cycles HB3711-3840 B B
Economic History, General HC10-95; HC111-1085 C1 C2
Economic History, U.S. HC101-110 C1 C2
Production HD28-88 B B
Land Use HD101-1741 C1 C1
Industry HD2321-4730.9 B B
Labor HD4801-9999 B B
Transportation, General HE1-199.9; HE323-7549;
HE9723-9900 		 C1 C2
Urban Transportation HE305-311 C1  C1
Television and Radio  HE7601-9721 C2 C1
Commerce. Trade HF1-5549.5; HF5717-6182 B B
Accounting  HF5601-5716 B B
Finance. Money HG1-1496 B B
Banking HG1501-4480.9 B B
Investment HG4501-7933 B B
Insurance  HG8011-9999 C1 C1
Public Finance HJ9-2148; HJ6603-9995 B C2
Taxation HJ2240-5957 B B
Business Law KF560-3198 C1 C1
Taxation Law KF6271-6645 C1 C1
Computer Science QA75-99 C1 C1
Probabilities QA273-277 B B
Management Systems and Graphics T1-385  B B
Production Management  TS155-198 B B

6. Methodology.


Collection-centered; list-checking, either in its entirety or using samplings from:
    Daniells, Lorna M. Business Information Sources. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985.

    Herold, Jean. Marketing and Sales Management: an Information Sourcebook. Phoenix: Oryx Press. 1988.

    Marshall, Marsha. Public Finance. Phoenix: Oryx. 1987.

    Balachandran, Sarojini. Decision Making. Phoenix: Oryx Press. 1987.

    Miller, Herbert A. Retirement Benefit Plans: an Information Sourcebook. Phoenix: Oryx Press. 1988.

    Loehlein Patricia. Management Information Systems. Phoenix: Oryx Press. 1988.

    Weiner, Alan R. The Insurance Industry: an Information Sourcebook. Phoenix: Oryx Press. 1988.

    Zembicki, Christine. Production and Factory Management: an Information Sourcebook. Phoenix: Oryx Press. 1988.

    Harris, Laura A. The Real Estate Industry. Phoenix: Oryx Press. 1987.

    Ryans, Cynthia C. Small Business. Phoenix: Oryx Press. 1987.