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Research Guide for: Marketing and Real Estate

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Marketing and Real Estate - Collection Development Profile

PURPOSE:

The general purpose of the Marketing & Real Estate collection is to support the curriculum-related information needs of students and faculty.

COLLECTION PARAMETERS:

Language: English

Date of publication: The emphasis is on recently published materials.

Chronological coverage: The emphasis is on current knowledge and practice. Older materials may be purchased for historical topics if included in the curriculum.

Georgraphical coverage: Primarily United States publications and electronic resources are purchased. Other publications, especially on international issues, can be considered.

Formats preferred: The primary materials are monographs and journals. Audiovisual and electronic resources are selectively included.

STATUS OF PROGRAM

Degrees offered: Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate.

Programs are accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.

Students and faculty (as of Spring 2004):

Faculty - 6 with an additional 3 part-time

Marketing Students - Majors 187
Pre-Majors 148
Real Estate Students - Majors 40
Pre-Majors 56
Total 431

COLLECTING LEVEL - Study or Instructional Support Level

The core collection focuses on areas covered by the curriculum, such as brand and product management; sales promotion; sales management and personal selling; advertising; public relations; retailing; direct marketing; and marketing research. Also the library collects materials in residential and commercial real estate sales and marketing; appraising; mortgage banking; and investment analysis.

Collection development responsibility resides with the faculty and chair of the department. The Acquisitions librarian, Reference librarian, and liaison librarian may also select materials needed for the Reference or circulating collection.

Periodical selection responsibility resides primarily with the Marketing/Real Estate Department, with recommendations submitted by librarians in ILL, Reference, and Acquisitions. Periodicals which are available full-text format electronically are subject to cancellation. Periodicals with low usage are also subject to cancellation.


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