The following is a summary of University of Waterloo (UW) Library resources supporting Anthropology, prepared by Christy Branston, Liaison Librarian for Anthropology.
The University of Waterloo Library's collections in Anthropology are housed in the Dana Porter Library. The decision to purchase library materials for Anthropology is the responsibility of the Liaison Librarian in consultation with the Faculty Library Representatives. Resource selection is guided by the Collection Development Policy and the Approval Plan Subject Profile for the department.
The Dana Porter Library has over 45,000 items of interest to scholars of Anthropology. In conjunction with the collections of the other Tri-University Group of Libraries (TUG), the UW Library has over 74,000 items in this area. This robust collection, coupled with the efficient delivery service among the 3 institutions, means that patrons have ready access to over 4 million items.
Since 1995/96, the Library has spent approximately $288,197 on print materials for Anthropology (see Table 2). Materials acquired for other disciplines (Sociology, Classical Studies, Psychology, Philosophy, Biology, English, Religious Studies, and Architecture) also support undergraduate study in Anthropology.
The UW collection includes 187 current subscriptions for print Anthropology serials, and 251 electronic serials in subject areas relevant to Anthropology.
Access to Internet Resources and UW Library Homepage
The Library has a well developed Web site (http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca) that organizes and provides access to Internet resources, some freely available to anyone and others, funded by the Library, which are restricted to UW faculty, staff, and students. These resources include, for example, full text electronic journals, research databases, research guides arranged by academic discipline, catalogues of libraries around the world, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and style guides. A Web research guide for Anthropology is maintained by the Anthropology librarian. Also available to members of the UW academic community are the numeric data holdings of the Tri-University Group Data Resources (TDR) (http://tdr.tug-libraries.on.ca/). This data service provides Web access to sources such as the Canadian Census, Statistics Canada surveys, and the data holdings of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Library also subscribes to the CANSIM database from Statistics Canada. As a member of the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI), the Library is also able to make available other data from Statistics Canada, in addition to that data freely available on their website.
The UW Library makes available the following resources which index scholarly and professional documents in the area of Anthropology:
Patrons also have access to up-to-date news sources from around the world through the following online resources:
When full text is not contained within a database itself, embedded links allow users to connect to electronic subscriptions when available, or to the Library’s catalogue record for holdings and call number information.
The UW community may access online databases, e-journals, data sets, and e-books from off-campus via the Library’s proxy “Connect from Home” feature.
A list produced by YBP Library Services of “essential” AnthropologyAnthropology monographs published in 2000 was checked against our holdings. The list of titles is available through “Academia: an online Magazine and Resource for Academic Librarians”, November 2000. Of the titles listed, 93% are available at TUG libraries.
Books and journal articles not owned by the UW Library but held by UG or WLU may be requested through TRELLIS. Books and copies of journal articles are delivered to faculty, staff and students within three working days. The cost is absorbed by the Library.
The Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery (ILL) service provides faculty, students, and staff with books, copies of journal articles, theses, and government documents from libraries within Canada and abroad. The UW Library uses RACER, the Ontario university-wide interlibrary loan system. With minor exceptions, the cost for this service is absorbed by the Library.
The Liaison Librarian for Anthropology is available for consultation with faculty and students. The Liaison Librarian also works with faculty and staff to develop course integrated library instruction in the form of lectures, hands-on instruction, Web pages, or online courseware modules.
The UW Library also offers general orientation programs including tours, workshops on database searching and using the Web, and seminars for graduate students.
We are confident that the UW Library can provide a high level of support for the Masters programme in Public Issues Anthropology, both in holdings and in services. We would be happy to discuss the Library’s resources, services, and facilities in more detail if required.
Christy Branston, Liaison Librarian for Anthropology
Mark Haslett, University Librarian
January, 2006
Table 1
LC Classification |
Subject Area |
Number of Holdings in the Dana Porter Library |
CC |
Archaeology |
648 |
E |
Indians of North America |
24,152 |
GN |
Anthropology |
8,776 |
GR |
Folklore |
2,015 |
HQ |
The family. Marriage. Women |
8,745 |
QE |
Primates, Fossil |
500 |
QH 368 |
Human Evolution |
47 |
QH 431 |
Human Genetics |
65 |
QL 737 P9 |
Primates |
326 |
QP 98 |
Blood Groups |
6 |
R 135 |
Paleopathology |
23 |
Z 1208 - 1210 |
Indians of North America - Bibliography |
73 |
Z 5110 - 5119 |
Anthropology and Ethnology - Bibliography |
99 |
TOTAL |
|
45,475 |
Table 2
Fiscal Year |
Serial Expenditure |
Book Expenditure |
Approval Support |
Total Exp. |
1995/96 |
13,808 |
8,549 |
2,710 |
25,067 |
1996/97 |
16,464 |
9,689 |
5,057 |
31,210 |
1997/98 |
17,354 |
4,487 |
6,018 |
27,859 |
1998/99 |
18,235 |
5,958 |
6,279 |
30,472 |
1999/00 |
15,427 |
9,333 |
9,219 |
33,979 |
2000/01 |
16,775 |
7,718 |
10,699 |
35,192 |
2001/02 |
16,656 |
9,332 |
9,147 |
35,135 |
2002/03 |
10,216 |
9,051 |
7,420 |
26,688 |
2003/04 |
8,807 |
5,839 |
7,234 |
21,880 |
2004/05 |
4,927 |
7,738 |
8,049 |
20,715 |
What may appear to be a decline in serials expenditures deserves comment. Because we now purchase many electronic journals in packages paid for through a central fund, we do not track all serials expenditures by funds established for specific disciplines.
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