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LC Class |
Description |
Collecting Level |
Notes |
BF |
Psychology |
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BF38-64 |
Philosophy. Relation to other topics |
3a. Basic Study Level |
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BF81-109 |
History, Origins of Psychology |
3b. Intermediate Study Level |
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BF110-118 |
Early works through 1850 |
1b. Minimal Level, Even Coverage |
Introductory and overview materials |
BF121-149 |
Works 1850 - |
3a. Basic Study Level |
Introductory and overview materials |
BF150-171 |
Mind and Body |
2a. Basic Level, Introductory |
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BF173-175.5 |
Psychoanalysis |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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BF176-176.5 |
Psychological tests and testing |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
Not individual tests |
BF180-198.7 |
Experimental psychology |
2b. Basic Level, Advanced |
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BF199 |
Behaviorism |
2b. Basic Level, Advanced |
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BF203 |
Gestalt psychology |
2a. Basic Level, Introductory |
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BF207-209 |
Psychotropic drugs and other substances |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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BF231-299 |
Sensation. Aesthesiology |
3a. Basic Study Level |
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BF309-499 |
Consciousness. Cognition including learning, attention, comprehension, memory, imagination, genius, intelligence, thought and thinking, psycholinguistics, mental fatigue |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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BF501-505 |
Motivation |
3a. Basic Study Level |
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BF511-593 |
Affection. Feeling. Emotion |
3b. Intermediate Study Level |
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BF608-635 |
Will. Volition. Choice. Control |
3b. Intermediate Study Level |
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BF636-637 |
Applied psychology |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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BF638-648 |
New Thought. Menticulture, etc. |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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BF660-685 |
Comparative psychology. Animal and human psychology |
3a. Basic Study Level |
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BF692-692.5 |
Psychology of sex. Sexual behavior |
2b. Basic Level, Advanced |
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BF697-697.5 |
Differential psychology. Individuality. Self |
3a. Basic Study Level |
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BF698-698.9 |
Personality Including assessment, testing, etc. |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
Not individual tests |
BF699-711 |
Genetic psychology |
3b. Intermediate Study Level |
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BF712-724.85 |
Developmental psychology Including infant psychology, child psychology, adolescence, adulthood |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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BF725-727 |
Class psychology |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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BF795-839 |
Temperament. Character |
1b. Minimal Level, Even Coverage |
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BF839.8-885 |
Physiognomy. Phrenology |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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BF889-905 |
Graphology. Study of handwriting |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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BF908-940 |
The hand. Palmistry |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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BF1001-1389 |
Parapsychology |
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BF1001-1045 |
Psychic research. Psychology of the conscious |
1b. Minimal Level, Even Coverage |
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BF1048-1108 |
Hallucinations. Sleep. Dreaming. Visions |
2a. Basic Level, Introductory |
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BF1111-1156 |
Hypnotism. Suggestion. Mesmerism. Subliminal projection |
1b. Minimal Level, Even Coverage |
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BF1161-1171 |
Telepathy. Mind reading. Thought transference |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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BF1228-1389 |
Spiritualism Including mediumship, spirit messages, clairvoyance |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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BF1404-2055 |
Occult Sciences |
1a. Minimal Level, Uneven Coverage |
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HF |
Commerce |
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HF5548.7-5548.85 |
Industrial psychology |
3a. Basic Study Level |
Materials in this area may also be purchased by Business Librarian |
HM1001-1281 |
Social Psychology |
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HM1041-1101 |
Social perception. Social cognition Including perception of the self and others, prejudices, stereotype |
2b. Basic Level, Advanced |
Materials in this area may also be purchased by Sociology Librarian |
HM1106-1171 |
Interpersonal relations. Social behavior |
2b. Basic Level, Advanced |
Materials in this area may also be purchased by Sociology Librarian |
HM1176-1281 |
Social influence. Social pressure |
2b. Basic Level, Advanced |
Materials in this area may also be purchased by Sociology Librarian |
LB |
Education |
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LB1050.9-1091 |
Educational psychology |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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LB1101-1139 |
Child study |
2b. Basic Level, Advanced |
Materials in this area may also be purchased by Education Librarian |
RA |
Public Aspects of Medicine |
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RA790-790.95 |
Mental health. Mental illness prevention |
3b. Intermediate Study Level |
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RC |
Internal Medicine |
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RC49-52 |
Psychosomatic medicine |
3a. Basic Study Level |
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RC321-571 |
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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RC346-429 |
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Including speech disorders |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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RC435-571 |
Psychiatry |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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RC475-489 |
Therapeutics. Psychotherapy |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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RC490-499 |
Hypnotism and hypnosis. Suggestion therapy |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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RC500-510 |
Psychoanalysis |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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RC512-569.5 |
Psychopathology |
3c. Advanced Study Level |
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RC569.7-571 |
Mental retardation. Developmental disabilities |
3b. Intermediate Study Level |
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Guidelines
- Materials are considered for their subject, curriculum relevance, authoritativeness, quality, currency, and price. User requests and appropriateness for the entire collection are also key criteria for consideration.
- Primary emphasis is on current materials; however, historic materials are purchased as necessary.
- Primary format is print. Other formats, such as electronic, are purchased selectively to support the Psychology and Graduate Psychology curriculums. When deciding between print and electronic resources of comparable scope and information type, preference is generally given to print materials.
- DVDs and physical video materials are purchased by Media Resources and housed therein. Psychology-related videos are purchased with guidance from the psychology librarian and requests for such materials are key criteria for selection.
- English-language materials are purchased almost exclusively.
- Textbooks are typically not purchased or collected by JMU Libraries.
- Special Projects will be considered based on faculty requests and relevance to the curriculum
- Inclusion and exclusion of materials within these call number ranges will also be determined based on collection management reports that illustrate the current number of physical and electronic items in a call number range, the number of items circulating within that range, and the number of items added within that range. Weeding and purchasing decisions will also be based on these collection management reports as well as the general collection development guidelines for collecting and weeding.
Responsibilities
The responsibility of acquiring and managing the psychology collection primarily resides with the psychology liaison librarian. The liaison librarian works with psychology faculty within academic departments. Collection management activities are monitored and administered by JMU Libraries' Collection Development Committee, with expenditures authorized by the Dean of Libraries.
Updated April 11, 2012 by Michael Mungin.
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