Business Technology: Collection Development Policy

SCOPE AND PURPOSE: The subjects in the library collection that support the course offerings of business technology are broad and varied. In the widest sense, they include commerce, accounting, finance, management, marketing, taxation, computer programming, office systems, transportation, and communication. Further, the holdings in food science, business etiquette, and business mathematics support the department's interests. Library materials are acquired at a basic level. Videotapes utilized by the faculty for instruction are purchased. A high degree of overlap of interest exists between Business Technology and the departments in the College of Business Administration. The policies for support of the departments of Family and Consumer Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science, Communication, and Economics also call for the acquisition of materials that are of concern to Business Technology.

CURRICULUM: The department of business technology offers associate degrees in six programs: 1) hospitality management, with options in restaurant management, culinary arts, hotel/motel management, and hotel marketing and sales; 2) business management technology, with options in accounting and small business management; 3) computer information systems, with options in programming specialist and microcomputer specialist; 4) marketing and sales technology, with options in advertising, fashion, sales, and retailing; 5) office administration, with options in international secretarial, medical secretarial, and administrative assistant; and, 6) transportation, with options in airline/travel, and general.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: The concern of the department is on developments within the United States and in international business.

LANGUAGE: Only English language materials are collected.

PERIOD COVERAGE: The focus of the collection is on current materials.

PUBLICATION TYPES: Collections, popularizations and general publications are collected on this fund. To a much lesser extent, scholarly and professional works, and handbooks are acquired.

FORMATS: Over ninety percent of the collection is in print formats with videotapes, audio-cassettes, and computer software making up the rest.

REMOTE SOURCES: Very little access to remote resources is needed.

EXCLUSIONS: Advanced material of a scholarly or research nature is not purchased for this collection. Such material is collected under the policies for departments in the other colleges.

Revised 7/99