MANAGEMENT

Subject Librarian: Curt Friehs, Business and Communications Librarian
Email: curt.friehs@wichita.edu
Phone: 978-5081
Policy Created:  October 8, 2004    
 

Purpose    Scope   Summary     Subjects Excluded   Related Collections   Related Policies
Related Evaluations      Appendix A   Appendix B

1. Program Information Collected

The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University grants undergraduate degrees with majors in management, human resources management, business administration, and international business. Undergraduates may also minor in management or business administration. Graduate students may earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a general focus or one with a concentration in international business. Graduate level degree programs leading to an Executive Masters of Business Administration or a Master of Science in Business are also offered by the Barton School of Business.

2. Collection Description

The Libraries’ collection in management consists of over 28,000 monographic and serial volumes. Subscriptions to roughly seventy periodicals are maintained. Access to additional titles, available in both full text and pdf versions, is facilitated by the electronic databases ABI/INFORM and Business and Company Resource Center.

The reference collection, now maintained primarily as a virtual collection and not a paper-based one, provides strong support to research efforts in management. Mergent Online provides access to the Mergent (formerly Moody’s) manuals, and allows direct downloading in spreadsheet formats. Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage makes available the information formerly contained in the many products formerly included in the company’s library package. Business & Company Resource Center, in addition to its periodical content which is strong both in scholarly and trade literature, also provides access to brokerage house reports and includes as strong directory component. LEXIS Academic provides access to the full text of major newspapers published in the United States, case law at both the state and federal levels, in addition to legislative and administrative sources (e.g. state codes and administrative regulations). The Reference USA database includes basic information on over fifteen million business and its interface allows for sophisticated screening procedures. TOP

3. Anticipated Trends

The ever increasing importance of globalization in business decision making will strongly influence to character, particularly the geographic character, of materials collected in support of management research. And as is true of all social sciences disciplines, the continuing importance of interdisciplinary approaches to research will result in the purchasing of material which does not fall strictly into the management collection’s parameters.

B. Scope of Coverage

1. Chronological Focus

The collecting of works characterized by a practitioner or applied orientation will be limited to items focusing on the post World War II period, with increasing focus given to more current works. The collection of theoretical works in management will not be governed by any chronological limitation.

2. Geographic Focus

Management practices in the major industrialized countries will be the focus of collection activities. The collection of theoretical works in management will not be governed by any geographic limitation.

3. Formats and Materials Collected

The collecting emphasis is on current monographs and journals. Monographs with CD-ROM’s may be added. Reference works (including online sources), technical reports, government document, and professional association publication are also collected. Bibliographies and conference proceedings are added on a selective basis.

Textbooks are not routinely added to the collection except for the highly selective acquisition of current titles which provide a broad overview of subject areas.

Microforms, audio, and video recordings will be acquired selectively or as requested by faculty.

Any change in the format in which journal literature is collected, e.g. from paper to electronic access, will be governed by the Libraries’ policy.
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4. Formats and Materials Not Collected

The only limitation on formats and materials collected is that the devices and software necessary for their use be available in the Libraries.

5. Publication/Imprint Dates

Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of works currently available, with retrospective materials purchased very selectively.

6. Place of Publication

No limitation on items to be added to the collection will be made strictly based on place of publication.

7. Languages Collected

Material is collected only in the English Language. Translations into English are considered based on the other parameters put forth in this policy.

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C. Summary of Subjects Collected and Collecting Levels See Appendix A for details.

D. Subjects Excluded

Subjects specifically excluded from the management collection are indicated by a “0" code in the collecting lever. See Appendix A for details.

E. Related Collections and Cooperative Efforts

Research in management may be facilitated through the use of statistical data files available from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). These files and related documentation may be downloaded directly from ICPSR using the Libraries’ home page.

The Libraries maintains a collection of paper annual reports for companies listed in the Fortune 500. While the information is duplicated in many online databases and may be available through companies web cites, these reports are useful to the first time user of business information.

F. Related Collection Development Policies

The collection development policies in Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Marketing may be of interest to users of this policy.

G. Related Collection Evaluations -
 

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Appendix A – Specific Subjects Collected (with Collecting Levels)

MGMT 360    MGMT 362    MGMT 430    MGMT 462    MGMT 464    MGMT 561    International Economic Relations    MGMT 660    MGMT 661    MGMT 662    MGMT 663    MGMT 680    TQM & Six Sigma    MGMT 885   
HRM 466    HRM 664    HRM 666    HRM 668    Career Development & HRM    IB 600

Appendix B – Explanation of Collecting Levels and Codes

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