Communications: Collection Assessment for Boise State University Library, 2005/2006
Call #
Line #
Description
CL
GL
Assessment Comments
CMM0
COMMUNICATIONS - Interdisciplinary
HE7601-8688
ECO64
Telecommunication, Telegraph
3a
3a
BSU
EWU
ISU
118 (45 1995+; 2 ref)
144 (39)
92 (36)
5 shelves (21 new); 16% since 1998; 2 ref bks
Ulrich's "Telephone & Telegraph": 38% Core; 57% Peer
HE8689-8700
ECO65
Radio & Television
3a
3a
BSU
EWU
ISU
PSU
261 (47 1995+; 3 ref)
260 (40)
225 (41)
302 (66)
9 shelves (25 new); 10.6 % since 1998; 3 ref books, 1 video
Good new coverage on public television
HE 8726-9721
ECO65.5
Telephone
2a
2b
DNC - collapsed into Transportations Comm General
PN4699-5650
LIS37.5
Journalism, The Periodical Press
2b
3a
BSU
EWU
PSU
ISU
1650/135 1440/52 1751/89 1466/85
8 journals; I encyc.; Ulrich's Peer 51% || Core 37%
PN4736-4771
LIS37.51
Journalism-Relation to State, Law, Regs. & Control
2b
3b
0 ref; 14 new bks; ethics here - need some new
Course: 378 reporting pub. Affairs
PN4775-4823
LIS37.52
Journalism-Practical Journalism - Study & Teaching
2b
3b
2 ref; 2 videos; 28 new bks; 12 shelves; 6.6% since 1998
Courses: 273 reporting & news writing; 363 advanced
PN4840-5650
LIS37.53
Journalism-History, Biography, Special Topics
3a
3a
DNC
PN4841-4900
LIS37.6
The Press & Journalism - United States
2b
3b
4 new ref
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Legend for OCLC ACAS Peer Institutions:
BSU = Boise State University
EWU = Eastern Washington University
PSU = Portland State University
UWY = University of Wyoming
WSU = Wichita State University
ISU = Idaho State University
UMB = University of Massachusetts, Boston
UTSA = University of Texas, San Antonio
Figures are listed as: total (new) ; new means pub. since 2000
Ulrichs note format = Ulrichs Subject Heading: Peer% || Core%
Peers = 4yr. Academic Libraries serving 10,000 to 20,000 students
Core = Ulrichs Core
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Search PN4731 C3 2004 - Journalism bibliog.
3a supports undergrad; 3b supports MS
3 major indexes:
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Communication Abstracts - own 56.4%
Com Abstracts - own 56.3%
Communications
PSU
181 (82)
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Call #
Line #
Description
CL
GL
Assessment Comments
PN4930-5106
LIS37.61
The Press & Journalism - Latin America
1a
3a
10 bks; 1 2003 media Central America; 1 ordered
PN4901-4920
LIS37.62
The Press & Journalism - Canada
2b
3a
PN5110-5270
LIS37.63
The Press & Journalism - Western Europe
1a
2b
17 bks/ 9 new; Canadian Journal of Communication; 1 2003 bk in P92; 1 2004
bk
4 shelves; 9 are new
PN5271-5355
LIS37.64
The Press & Journalism - Eastern Europe
2a
2b
11 bks; 1 is new
PN5360-5449
LIS37.65
The Press & Journalism - Asia
2a
2b
14 bks/ 3 new; 1 2000 bk on media in Asia
PN5450-5499
LIS37.66
The Press & Journalism - Africa
1a
2a
8 bks/ 1 new; 1 2000 Arab mass media
PN5521-5639
LIS37.67
The Press & Journalism - Oceania
0
2a
0
P 99-99.4
LLL10
Semiotics
3a
3b
BSU
EWU
PSU
WSU
ISU
UWY
UMB
UTSA
58/3
76/1
160/16
130/19
40/4
133/3
68/2
106/13
2 shelves; 4 journals online; encyc. in stacks; 12 in other call #
Courses: 160, 161 culture; 321 rhet. theories; 421, 475, 505 theory & philos.;
P 99.5-99.6
LLL11
Non-Verbal Communication
3a
3b
BSU
UTSA
13/4
21/6
P 87-96
LLL9
Mass Media Communication
3b
3b
EWU
PSU
WSU
ISU
UWY
UMB
11/1
16/3
12/1
8/1
13/4
8/0
BSU
EWU
PSU
WSU
ISU
UWY
UTSA
925/121 830/65 1253/162 1480/312 678/60 843/53
841/285
16% pub. since 1998; 1 video
UMB
405/50
PN1990-1992
PER20.5
Broadcasting
2b
3a
PN1991.77
PER20.51
Radio Broadcasting - Scripts
2b
3a
PN1992-1992.7
PER20.52
Television Broadcasting - Hist.,Criticism, Techni.
2b
3a
Ulrich's Television & Cable: Peer 48% || Core 12%
Need more books on TV production
Courses: 268, 370 video prod.; 369 post-prod.; 486 media prod.; 487 media
PN1992.77
PER20.53
Television Broadcasting - Scripts
2b
3a
5 1/2 shelves of videos
PN1990.0.A-Z
PER20.54
Television - Special Topics, A-Z
1a
2b
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Communications
BSU
EWU
PSU
ISU
535/65
507/52
612/40
451/34
44 ref; 11 since 1998 (several 96/97)
Courses: 269 radio prod.; 368 advanced audio
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Call #
Line #
Description
CL
GL
Assessment Comments
PN1993-1999
PER21
Motion Pictures
3a
3a
BSU
EWU
PSU
ISU
2675/431 2964/627 3950/613 1587/153
44 new ref since 1998; Film Lit. Index; 58 shelves
Ulrichs Peer 50% || Core 31.8%
PN1997
PER22
Motion Pictures - Scripts
2a
2b
lots of movies, 4 shelves of books
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