"Preserve Our Resources" Campaign

The WSU Foundation and University Libraries are currently conducting a funding campaign to help
preserve critical library resources such as journals and databases. Donors are invited to provide full
or partial support of a specific resource (see list below), make a gift to help a specific subject area,
or make a contribution to help the collection at large.

The following is a list of 150 essential resources that should be preserved for the WSU community,
now and in the future. The items are organized by college, and the title of each item links to a
detailed description of that item. A separate list of much-needed library furnishings is also provided. Information is also provided about price increases for books and journals in general areas over time.

To make a contribution to help preserve a specific resource or some area of the collection in general,
please fill out the response card you received in the mail and return it to the WSU Foundation. If
you do not have a response card, click here for a copy. You may also contact the WSU Foundation at 
316-978-3441 or through their Web site. Thank you for helping to preserve our library resources!

Business 

Average price of college book in Business: 2007: $51        1997:  $46                1987:  $30               1977: $18               1967:  $10     (Bowker Annual) Average cost of Business & Economics journal in 2008:    $897    (32% increase since 2004) (LJ Periodicals Price Survey 2008)
Specific Titles with Current Costs
Accounting	CPA Journal Journal of Accounting Research RIA Checkpoint	Journal Journal Database	$48 753 3,060	Annual Annual Annual
Economics	American Economic Review The Economist	Journal Journal	432 127	Annual Annual
FREDS	Institutional Investor Journal of Banking and Finance	Journal Journal	495 2,718	Annual Annual
General Business	Business Week Harvard Business Review Journal of Business Research Million Dollar Directory Value Line Online	Journal Journal Journal Print Book Database	60 99 1,875 2,000 3,900	Annual Annual Annual One-time Annual
Management	Human Resource Management Journal of Management	Journal Journal	779 612	Annual Annual
Marketing & Entrepreneurship	Journal of Business Venturing Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice	Journal Journal	895 438	Annual Annual

 Education

Average price of college book in Education: 2007: $52         1997:  $44                1987:  $27              1977:  $13                1967:  $6 (Bowker Annual)    Average cost of Education journal in 2008:    $545       (44% increase since 2004) (LJ Periodicals Price Survey 2008)
Specific Titles with Current Costs
C&I	Journal of Special Education Reading Teacher Science Education	Journal Journal Journal	$120 141 1348	Annual Annual Annual
CESP	Psychology in the Schools School Psychology Review	Journal Journal	663 125	Annual Annual
General Education	Education Digest Journal of Educational Research	Journal Journal	48 207	Annual Annual
Educational Leadership	Educational Administration Quarterly School Leadership & Management	Journal Journal	565 1251	Annual Annual
Juvenile Literature	National Geographic for Kids Ranger Rick	Journal Journal	24 20	Annual Annual
Kinesiology & Sport Studies	Journal of Sport and Social Issues Sport Discus	Journal Database	422 2,519	Annual Annual

Engineering 

Average price of college book in Engineering: 2007: $90        1997:  $76                1987:  $55              1977: $24                  1967: $13 (Bowker Annual)       Average cost of Engineering journal in 2008:      $1,919     (32% increase since 2004) (LJ Periodicals Price Survey 2008)
Specific Titles with Current Costs
Aerospace	AIAA Journal Digital Archive AIAA Meeting Paper Digital Archive Aircraft Engineering & Aerospace Technology Aviation Week and Space Technology	E-Journals E-Papers Journal Journal	$40,000 65,000 3,239 114	One-time One-time Annual Annual
Electrical & Computing	EDN IEEE ASPP (Online Periodicals) INSPEC	Journal E-Journals Database	165 37,995 26,880	Annual Annual Annual
General Engineering	Engineer ENR (Engineering News Record)	Journal Journal	240 82	Annual Annual
Industrial & Manufacturing	Int'l Journal of Human-Computer Studies Operations Research Letters	Journal Journal	2,287 725	Annual Annual
Mechanical	Engineering Fracture Mechanics Journal of Robotics Systems	Journal Journal	4,775 1,456	Annual Annual

 Fine Arts 

Average price of college book in Fine Arts: 2007: $55         1997:  $52               1987:  $36                1977: $21                   1967: $9     (Bowker Annual)   Average cost of Fine Arts journal in 2008:    $202     (79% increase since 2004) (LJ Periodicals Price Survey 2008)
Specific Titles with Current Costs
Art & Design	Art History Art Journal Burlington Magazine A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings v. I-IV Int'l Journal of Art and Design Education The Khalili Collection of Islamic Art The Khalihi Collection of Japanese Art Winslow Homer Catalogue Raisonne	Journal Journal Journal Print Books Journal Print Books Print Books Print Books	$677 75 539 2,000 816 245-335/v  190/v or 3,150/set 875/vol	Annual Annual Annual One-time Annual One-time One-time One-time
Dance	Dance Magazine	Journal	35	Annual
Music	Journal of Musicology JSTOR Music Collection Music Analysis Music Index Rolling Stone	Journal E-Journals Journal Database Journal	174 1,500 610 2,305 26	Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual
Theatre	Variety	Journal	300	Annual

 Health Professions 

Average price of college book in Health Professions: 2007: $53         1997:  $46               1987:  $31                1977:  $24                1967:  $13   (Bowker Annual) Average cost of Health Professions journal in 2008:     $1,330      (43% increase since 2004) (LJ Periodicals Price Survey 2008)
Specific Titles with Current Costs
CSD	Journal of Communication Disorders Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research	Journal Journal	$840 449	Annual Annual
Dental Hygiene	Caries Research Journal of Dentistry for Children	Journal Journal	1,342 122	Annual Annual
General Health	Cancer Research Cochrane Library JAMA (J of American Medical Assoc.) Lancet Modern Healthcare	Journal Database Journal Journal Journal	1,660 2,465 555 969 149	Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual
Medical Technology	Journal of Pathology Laboratory Medicine	Journal Journal	1,963 135	Annual Annual
Nursing	CINAHL Nursing Research Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice	Database Journal Journal	4,778 333 337	Annual Annual Annual
Physician Assistant	JAAPA (J of American Academy of Physician Assistants)	Journal	52	Annual
Physical Therapy	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy	Journal Journal	464 115	Annual Annual

LAS (Liberal Arts & Sciences)

Average price of college book in Humanities: 2007: $56         1997:  $47               1987:  $30            1977:  $14              1967:  $6    Average price of college book in Sciences: 2007: $66         1997:  $56               1987:  $43            1977:  $25              1967:  $12   Average price of college book in Social Sciences: 2007: $54         1997:  $46               1987:  $32            1977:  $22              1967:  $9   (Bowker Annual) Average cost of Humanities journal in 2008:            $348             (93% increase since 2004) Average cost of Sciences journal in 2008:             $1,976             (34% increase since 2004) Average cost of Social Sciences journal in 2008:     $550             (38% increase since 2004) (LJ Periodicals Price Survey 2008)
Specific Titles with Current Costs
Anthropology	American Journal of Physical Anthropology Current Anthropology North American Archaeologist	Journal Journal Journal	$2,666 281 335	Annual Annual Annual
Biological Sciences	Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology Online Genetics Journal of Cell Biology Virology	E-Book Journal Journal Journal	750 912 2340 5,546	One-time Annual Annual Annual
Chemistry	American Chemical Society Web Editions Journal of Chemical Education Journal of Polymer Science, PtA: Polymer Chemistry	E-Journals Journal Journal	28868 517 6,320	Annual Annual Annual
Communication	Howard Journal of Communication Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly	Journal Journal	309 160	Annual Annual
Computer Science	ACM Digital Library IBM Systems Journal Machine Learning	Journal Journal Journal	4,517 160 1,517	Annual Annual Annual
Criminal Justice	Encyclopedia of Criminology Journal of Forensic Sciences Policing World of Forensic Science	Print Book Journal Journal E-Book	495 527 1,949 274	One-time Annual Annual One-time
English	American Poetry Review Film Quarterly JSTOR Languages & Literature Collection Modern Fiction Studies	Journal Journal E-Journals Journal	22 175 2,450 135	Annual Annual Annual Annual
Ethnic Studies	African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience Amerasia Journal Aztlan Journal of Black Studies	E-Book Journal Journal Journal	142 55 207 759	One-time Annual Annual Annual
Geology	Geological Magazine Sedimentology	Journal Journal	835 1,242	Annual Annual
History	American Historical Review Anglo-Saxon England (multi-volume set) Encyclopedia of European Social History The Sixteenth Century Journal	Journal Print Books Print Book Journal	328 115/v 950 85	Annual One-time One-time Annual
MCLL	Foreign Language Annals French Review	Journal Journal	237 67	Annual Annual
Mathematics	American Mathematical Monthly Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society	Journal Proceedings	345 936	Annual Annual
Philosophy	Dictionary of 17th Century British Philosophers Journal of the History of Ideas Philosophical Studies	Print Book Journal Journal	100 110 1,598	One-time Annual Annual
Physics	Astrophysical Journal Journal of Applied Physics	Journal Journal	2,050 5,042	Annual Annual
Political Science	America Votes Journal of Government Information Political Studies Presidential Studies Quarterly	Print Book Journal Journal Journal	185 690 1194 277	Annual Annual Annual Annual
Psychology	Cognition Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Online Journal of Community Psychology	Journal E-Book Journal	1,598 259 756	Annual One-time Annual
Religion	Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (15v) History of Religions	Print Books Journal	600 187	One-time Annual
Social Work	Administration in Social Work Social Work Research	Journal Journal	667 130	Annual Annual
Sociology	Journal of Marriage and Family Sex Roles	Journal Journal	551 1,545	Annual Annual
Urban & Public Affairs	American City & County Urban Affairs Review	Journal Journal	72 657	Annual Annual
Women’s Studies	Women’s Studies International Forum Psychology of Women Quarterly	Journal Journal	682 264	Annual Annual

All Colleges 

Computerworld Congressional Quarterly Weekly Gale Encyclopedia of Science Online Lexis-Nexis Statistical – Intl Statistics Psychology Today Publisher’s Weekly Science Time U.S. Congressional Serial Set Online (available in parts) The Vault – Career Information Vital Speeches of the Day Wichita Register

Journal Journal E-Book Database Journal Journal Journal Journal Database Database Journal Journal

$75 2,080 1,207 1,200 18 240 770 152 14,000-50,000 3,290 70 10

Annual Annual One-time Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual One-time Annual Annual Annual

 Furnishings

Book Saver Color Scanners (2) Reading Chairs with Laptop Table Attachments Flat Panel Televisions (2) Display Cases Flat Files for Maps and Architectural Drawings (3)Spacesaver Art Rack for Vertical Storage Furniture for New Student Workstations

Interlibrary Loan Public Areas Public Areas 1st Floor Special Collections Special Collections Public Areas

$10,000 & 20,000 525-1,000 each 4,500 each 1,500-3,000 500 each 3,000 700-1,000

Updated: December 17, 2008     Contact Dept of  Collection Development    Collection Development Home Page