Collections: Exercise/Sports Sciences Policy

Program Description



Subject Resource Guide

http://libguides.tulane.edu/exercise



Scope

The Library collects selectively in exercise science, athletic training, and sports in culture. Popular works about sports or sports figures are not collected but may be accepted as gifts.



Type

The library collects monographs, monographic series, reference books, and journals. Upper level textbooks are purchased selectively; recent lower-level texts may be accepted as gifts. Textbooks used in current courses are not acquired. Symposium and colloquium proceedings are bought only on request, except for those that come via society subscription. The library does not generally collect theses or dissertations by authors other than Tulane students. Video-recordings may be purchased upon request of faculty members.



Format

To broaden accessibility, journals are sought online when this format is available. Print may be cancelled to reduce costs when ownership of the online version is assured. Online access that requires additional costs with a print subscription will be sought selectively within the amount budgeted for exercise and sport journals. Monographs and other types are generally purchased as printed text. Other formats are considered, especially when the alternative format would improve access or utility.



Language

English is the predominant language of publication, but some foreign language journals are collected at the request of the faculty.



Chronological Period

Emphasis is on current research. Historical material in this area is considered selectively.



Imprint Date

Preference is given to items published within the last two or three years. Items with older imprint dates are sought selectively. Out-of-print materials are sought upon request or to replace important older works damaged or missing from the collection.



Geographical Considerations

No geographic restrictions are applied.



Related Collections

Tulane Medical Library contains additional material in many areas related to exercise and sports sciences.



Cooperative Resources

The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library has purchased more than 40,000 ebooks, with records loaded into the library catalog and covering a wide range of subjects, through the SOLINET regional library consortium. The library is one of 14 members of a cooperative consortium of southern research libraries called KUDZU, which includes a shared online catalog. Loan requests through this system receive priority processing and expedited two-day delivery. The library is also a member of the cooperative Center for Research Libraries (CRL) in Chicago, through which may borrow a wide range of rare materials for our users. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty may borrow materials directly from the main library nearby at Loyola University of New Orleans through a reciprocal agreement. Graduate students and faculty may borrow materials at other New Orleans area academic libraries through the CALL consortium and at other academic libraries throughout the state through the LALINC consortium. Faculty may in many cases secure temporary borrowing library privileges outside the state through OCLC. For more information about cooperative borrowing privileges inquire at the library's Circulation Desk.



Supply Sources

Limited numbers of books are automatically delivered to the library through an approval plan from Blackwell's Book Services and Blackwell Oxford. Most other books are purchased individually and also through Blackwell at a discount rate.



Endowed Funds

No endowed funds have been provided for this discipline.



Selection Tools

Reviews such as those from Choice and from journals in the discipline, and recommendations from faculty, staff, and students are all sources of possible additions to the collection. Book forms automatically delivered to the library through the Blackwell Plan are also scanned for possible purchase.