Michigan State University

Collection Development Policy Statement: British History/Studies

Levels of Collecting Intensity

Conspectus Call # ranges Subject Level
BL-BX History of Religion 3
CD Diplomatics. Seals, Archives 3a
CR Heraldry 0
CS Genealogy 2
DA 10-18 British Empire 3b
DA 20-134 England 3b
DA 135-162 England to 1066 3b
DA 170-260 England, Medieval 1066-1485 3b
DA 300-463 England, Tudor/Stuart 3b
DA 480-522 England, 18th C. 3b
DA 529-565 England, 19th C. 3b
DA 566-592 England, 20th C. 3b
DA 593-670 England, descript/travel 3a
DA 670-690 England, local hist/descript. 3a
DA 700-738 Wales 3a
DA 740-745 Wales, local hist/descript 2
DA 750-878 Scotland 3a
DA 880-890 Scotland, local hist/descript 2
DA 900-988 Ireland 3b
DA 990-995 Ireland, local hist/descript 2
G British geography and maps 3
HB English population/demography 3a
  Welsh population/demography 3
  Scots population/demography 3
  Irish population/demography 3a
HC-HD British/Irish economic hist. 3b
HN-HV British/Irish social hist. 3b
HX British/Irish socialism, communism, Leftist parties 3a
JN British/Irish constitutional/pol. hist 3a
K British legal history 3
LA British/Irish hist, of education 3
PN,PR British and Irish literature 3a-b
SB British landscape, parks, gardens 3b
U-V British military/naval history 3a
Z British bibliography (mostly in A-V) 3b