March 2004
The following summary of University of Waterloo (UW) Library resources in support of the graduate program in German was prepared by Helena Calogeridis , Liaison Librarian for Germanic and Slavic Studies.
Material is collected to support teaching and research to the doctoral level in German with emphasis on these areas:
Applied Linguistics
Business German
German Culture
German Film
German Language
German Linguistics
German Literature (incl. Genre Studies)
German Theatre
The decision to purchase Library materials for German is the responsibility of the Liaison Librarian in consultation with the Faculty Library Representative. Selection is guided by the Collection Development Policy and the Approval Plan Subject Profile for the department.
The collection includes some 110,000 monographs relevant to German. There are 109 current print serials supported by the Germanic and Slavic Studies Library fund and 100 print serials in subject areas of interest to German studies. The Library provides access to over 85 full text journals in electronic format in subject areas of interest to German studies.
The UW’s collections in German studies are housed in the Dana Porter Library. Access t o the entire Library collection is through the web-based catalogue, TRELLIS.
The Library’s automated circulation system allows users to charge out materials during the hours that the Library is open. With the exception of the current issues of journals and reference materials, most materials circulate. Graduate students and faculty may borrow most monographs for the term.
The Library subscribes to many databases, which are accessible at Library computers or the Internet. The following are some of the databases most relevant to German:
Journal Indexes and Databases:
MLA International Bibliography
Humanities Full Text
IBZ Online
Social Sciences Full Text
LexisNexis Academic (German newspapers)
Web of Science
Reference Databases:
KLGonline
National Bibliography Database:
Deutsche Nationalbibliographie Aktuell.
Full Text Databases:
Goethes Werke auf CD-ROM
The University of Waterloo Library ’s Special Collections Department is housed in Doris Lewis Rare Book Room in Dana Porter Library. Special Collections holds a large number of primary and secondary materials from late 19 th, and early and current 20 th century on local history of interest to German studies. The family papers and institutional archives provide contemporary records of the local German Canadian community. Other types of documents include local history books, periodicals, and printed ephemera. Special Collections holds unique issues of Berliner Journal (1859-1889), which was the principal German newspaper in Canada of that time. These collections provide support for graduate students and faculty in their research on German-Canadian subjects. Special Collections also houses books and some early examples of reference tools relevant to German studies.
Through the unified catalogue TRELLIS, which contains all library materials in the Tri-University Group, students and faculty have immediate access to the library resources of the University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as the University of Waterloo.
The Interlibrary Loan/ Document Delivery Service obtains, for UW students and faculty, books, journal articles, patents, theses, etc. from institutions in Canada and abroad. Access to materials in Ontario university libraries is facilitated by RACER, the name of the VDX interlibrary loan system used by OCUL members:
http://racer.scholarsportal.info/vdx/index.html . Currently the Library absorbs all costs except for the purchase of reports, patents, and standards.
Faculty and graduate students may borrow directly from university libraries in Ontario, Quebec and the western provinces ( Manitoba , Saskatchewan , Alberta and British Columbia) under direct borrowing agreements.
The Library has developed a web-based information system that organizes and provides access to Internet resources by discipline as well as resources such as library catalogues from around the world and full text electronic journals. The UW Library homepage can be accessed at http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/. It includes a web page for German research developed by the Liaison Librarian, which can be accessed at http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/discipline/german/indexger.html.
Reference assistance is available in person or by telephone at the Library’s Information Desk, which is staffed by professional librarians and specially trained library assistants. Under the umbrella of Ask a Librarian (http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/comments/ ), the Library also offers electronic chat reference, and email reference service, which are available to UW students and faculty with access to the Internet.
The Liaison Librarian for German is available for consultation with individuals or small groups of students. She also offers course-related instruction about library research strategies and resources. The Library also offers orientation programs including tours, seminars for graduate students, and workshops on topics including database searching and the World Wide Web resources.
During the past seven years, the Library has spent approximately $ 524,853 on materials for German (see attached). It should be noted that materials acquired for other departments such as English, Drama and Speech Communication, Film Studies, French Studies, History, Philosophy, and Sociology, as well as reference material, which includes indexes and abstracts, both print and electronic, are also of interest to German studies.
More detailed information including lists of serials purchased for German, serial titles of interest to German studies researchers, and a description of the UW Library are available in the Library. We would be pleased to discuss the Library’s holdings and services with an appraiser at the time of a campus visit. We believe that the Library, both in holdings and in services, has provided a high level of support for the graduate program in German.
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Mark Haslett
University Librarian
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Date
| Year | Serial Expenditure | Book Expenditure | Approval Plan Support | Total Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/98 | 18,386 | 10,576 | 41,275 | 70,236 |
| 1998/99 | 17,399 | 14,132 | 42,108 | 73,639 |
| 1999/00 | 17,440 | 15,021 | 47,841 | 80,302 |
| 2000/01 | 18,643 | 17,272 | 47,322 | 83,237 |
| 2001/02 | 17,695 | 11,135 | 37,038 | 65,868 |
| 2002/03 | 21,261 | 16,822 | 42,490 | 80,573 |
| 2003/04 | 17,695 | 16,134 | 37,169 | 70,998 |
| Total | 128,519 | 101,092 | 295,243 | 524,853 |
* Figures for 2003/2004 are estimates of expenditures
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