Policy Last Updated: July 1, 2007 Subject: Kinesiology & Physical Education PurposeThe Collection Development policy is used as a guide to shape relevant collections and to ensure consistency in collection development. The decision to purchase library materials is primarily the responsibility of the Collections Librarian in consultation with faculty in the Department.This policy has been developed by Michael Skelton, the Collections Librarian, in cooperation with and endorsed by Tanya Berry, the Department Faculty Library Liaison and the Department Chair.FocusTo support teaching, study and research up to the honours undergraduate level, as well as to support faculty researchAreas of special interest must include: biomechanics, exercise physiology, leisure and recreation, motor leaning, physical activity and health, sports history, sports medicine, and sports psychology. Within each specific area individual faculty members may make recommendations for items to be included in the collection.ScopeLanguage: primarily English language materials are collected. Important publications in French, German, Spanish and Russian will also be considered either in their original language or in translation if available.Place of Publication: emphasis is placed on Canadian or American publishers first, then British and EuropeanDates of Publication: emphasis is placed on recently published works.Chronological Period: both contemporary and historical works are acquiredGeographical Areas: priority is given to works with a North American focus, with secondary emphasis on the British Isles and Europe. Other areas of the world will be considered as the need arises.Publishers: works from scholarly and academic publishers are emphasizedTypes, formats, and readership of materials collectedMaterials with academic-level readership are selected. Titles such as “Annual Review” and “Recent Advances” should be continued along with “Occasional” publications. Donations from private collections may be considered if they fill a gap in the collection.Web-based formats for reference sources, journals and indexing sources are preferred. Print and microform are considered for reason of cost, availability, expected use or long term access.Single copies of books in print formats are generally selected. Web-based formats are selected on a title by title basis, especially if the title is of interest to users at multiple Laurier campuses. Duplication of print across Laurier campuses is generally avoided.Excluded types include textbooks, abridgements, study aids, limited editions, works by vanity presses, juvenile, pamphlets, reprints and partial contents (eg. single issues of journals, electronic versions of single chapters of books). Titles already held by the Universities of Waterloo and Guelph may be excluded.The following items, as they apply to Kinesiology will only be considered for inclusion in the collection upon the request of the faculty:Proceedings of conferences, symposia, international congresses, etc.Selected Canadian and American thesesReports of non-governmental organizations such as research centres, university departments, etc.Numeric and/or spatial dataElectronic formatsSubjects collected and collecting prioritiesCollecting priorities are categorized into 3 levels:A - highest emphasisThe collection includes major published materials required to support the core teaching and research at the highest degree level offered by the Department.B - secondary emphasisThe collection includes a selection of materials to complement the discipline as a whole, although it may not be a primary focus for courses.C - selective emphasisMaterials, including reference materials and basic journals and indexes are collected to introduce and define an area.Subjects collectedClassificationCollecting priorityRecreation, leisure GeneralGV1 - GV14.8CHistory (general)GV15AClassical games, etc.GV17 - GV35AMedieval historyGV41AModern history (by region or country)GV45 - GV158ARecreation personnelGV160 - GV166CGeneral works, treatises, & textbooksGV171 - GV181.3CRecreation leadership, administration of recreation servicesGV181.6 - GV191COutdoor life, outdoor recreationGV191.2 - GV200.66CPhysical education & training (general)GV341CCollege athletics (intramural & interscholastic)GV347 - GV351.5CStudy & teaching, researchGV361 - GV368CPhysical education facilities, sports facilitiesGV401 - GV433BPhysical measurementsGV435BPhysical tests, fitness testsGV436 - GV436.7BClothing for athletics & gymnasticsGV437CPhysical education & training for special classes of personGV438 - GV447ANudism, sunbathingGV450 - 451.4CMovement educationGV451BGymnastics, gymnastic exercisesGV460 - GV555ASports sciences (general)GV558ASports history (by region or country)GV571 - GV689.2AIndividual schools and collegesGV689.2 - GV693CBiography of sports personalitiesGV697 - GV705BPhilosophy of sport, relation to other topicsGV706 - GV707ASports for special classes of personsGV708 - GV709.7BIntramural sports (general)GV710CCoaching, training and conditioningGV711 - GV711.7CAthletic contests, sports eventsGV712 - GV725CRules (collections)GV731CProfessionalism in sportsGV733 - GV734.5CUmpires, sports officiatingGV735ASports records & statistics, championsGV741CSports and mass mediaGV742AAthletic & sporting goods, supplies, etc...GV743 - GV749.U53CEndurance sportsGV749.5CExtreme sportsGV749.7CAir sportsGV750 - GV770.27CWater sportsGV770.3 - GV840.W34CWinter sportsGV840.7 - GV857.S57CRoller skating, skateboardingGV858 - GV859.82CBall games (general)GV861ABaseballGV862 - GV881.7BBasketballGV882 - GV889.26AOther ball gamesGV890 - GV935BFootball gamesGV937 - GV960.K45BGolfGV961 - GV988CLacrosseGV989BTennis and related gamesGV990 - GV1003AOther racquet sportsGV1003.2 - GV1008APoloGV1010 - GV1011.6BVolleyballGV1015AOther ball gamesGV1017BCycling, bicyclingGV1040 - GV1059BTrack and field athleticsGV1060.5 - GV1059BFighting sports, martial arts (general)GV1101AHuman fighting, hand-to-hand fightingGV1111 - GV1114.92BBoxingGV1115 - GV1137.6CStick fencingGV1141 - GV1142.6CFencingGV1143 - GV1150.9BShootingGV1151 - GV1181.3CArcheryGV1183 - GV1191.75CWrestlingGV1195 - GV1198.995BHealth, hygiene, preventative medicine Sports injuriesRA645.S66; RD97AInternal medicine Therapeutics, psychotherapy, sports therapyRC489.S68ASports medicine (general)RC1200 - RC1210ASports medicine by age group, class, etc...RC1218AMedical and psychological aspects of special activitiesRC1220AMedical examination of athletesRC1225CMassageRC1226ADoping in sportsRC1230BPhysiology of sportsRC1235 - RC1245ARelated programs and supportConsortial purchases with the TriUniversity Group of Libraries (Guelph, Waterloo, Laurier university libraries), with the Ontario Council of University Libraries, and on a national level, are pursued.The library’s Archives and Special Collections section houses a number of collections of personal papers from local academics dealing with the environment and the Great Lakes that may be of value to Kinesiology students researching outdoor recreation. Attachment(s) Kinesiology collection policy (2007)