Women's and Gender Studies Collection Development Guidelines: Collection Development Plan

Program Description:

The Women's and Gender Studies Program provides a space for students to develop as social justice activists in their homes, workplaces and communities. Students develop as writers, speakers, and critical thinkers and learn to apply an intersectional lens when exploring and researching topics addressing gender, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, class, and physical and mental abilities in personal, local, national, and international contexts. 

Accrediting body:

N/A

Degrees offered:

Undergraduate minor

Overall Collecting Level Desired:

3: Instructional Support (see description of collecting levels)

Target Areas:

• Feminism/Feminist Theory
• Gender
• Women's Rights

Focus Areas:

• Intersectionality
• Sexual Minorities
• Social Justice

Related Subject Areas

• African American Studies
• Art
• Education
• Health & Human Performance
• History
• Literature
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

Languages:

English

Geographical Emphasis:

United States; global emphasis on feminism

Chronological Emphasis:

1900 - present

Noted Publishers:

Aunt Lute, SAGE Publishing, Women Make Movies

Preferred Dates of Publication:

2010 - present

Types of Resources:

monographs, handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies, videos; textbooks may be considered for information not readily obtainable elsewhere

Notes and Other Considerations:

Due to the interdisciplinary nature of women's and gender studies, many resources are collected under other disciplines. See collection development plans for related subject areas.

Review Sources:

ACRL WGSS Core Books, Choice Reviews Online

Women's and Gender Studies Program

Subject Librarian:
Jenny Harris

Faculty Representative:
Dr. Paula White

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