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Collection Development Policy Statement: Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Levels of Collecting Intensity

Appendix A presents a list of major subject areas in the Latin American studies collection, with current collection depth indicators assigned.

The primary collection level indicators (0-5) are those of the RLG Conspectus. The chart above utilizes the WLN Conspectus definitions which include subdivisions to provide a total of 10 collection depth indicators. See chart on Columbia University Libraries web page.

Appendix A

 

Agriculture (ag economics, agrarian reform, policy only)

3c

Anthropology

4

Anthropology: Caribbean region (incl. parts of Central Am. mainland)

4

Anthropology: Mexico (esp. Western and Southern)

4

Art

3a

Art: Mexico and Caribbean

3b

Business and trade

3a

Business and trade: Mexico

3c

Development

4

Economics

3c

Ecology and environment

3c

Ecology and environment: Amazon Region

4

Ecology and environment: Mexico

4

Education

3a

Geography

3b

Geography: Amazon Region

4

Geography: Mexico

3c

History

3c

History: Brazil

4

History: Mexico

4

History: Caribbean

4

Labor and industrial relations

3a

Language and literature

Language and literature: Latin American Spanish (incl. Spanish-speaking Caribbean)

4

Language and literature: Brazilian Portuguese

3a

Language and literature: English speaking Caribbean lit.

4

Language and literature: French speaking Caribbean lit.

3a

Language and literature: French Caribbean Creole, language study

2b

Politics, Southern Cone, esp. Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

3c

Religion

3a

Sociology

3b

Sociology: African descent communities

4

Sociology: Mexico, esp. South, border areas & relating to NAFTA

3c

Urban and regional planning

3a

Urban and regional planning: Mexico

3b

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