Michigan State University

Collection Development Policy Statement: Geography

Levels of Collecting Intensity

Call Number Range. Subject Collection Level*
G1-922 Geography (General) 3
G65-69 Geographers 3
G70-74 Philosophy, Methodology, GIS 3
G72-74 Geography education 3, Share also with Education
G80-99 History of geography 3
G100.5-108.5 Gazetteers, geographic names and terms 3-4, depends on world areas
G141 Historical geography 3
G149-180 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) 2-3
G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism 2, for Tourism see Travel
G200-503 History of discoveries, explorations, voyages and travels 2
G521-539 Adventures, shipwrecks, buried treasure, etc. 2
G540-550 Seafaring life, ocean travel, etc. 1
G575-890 Arctic and Antarctic regions 2-3
G905-910 Tropics (General) 2
G912-922 Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2
GA1-1776 Mathematical geography. Cartography 3-4
G1000-9999 See Maps & Geospatial Data

GB3-5030 Physical geography

 

GB400-649 Geomorphology. Landforms. Terrain

3

GB651-2998 Hydrology. Water

3

GC Oceanography

2
GE Environmental Geography See Environmental Studies
GF Human Geography  

*RLG  Conspectus levels:  0) Not collected   1)Basic layperson   2)Undergraduate   3)Research   4)Comprehensive