Degrees offered: |
Minor |
Number of faculty: |
6* |
Number of majors in the program: |
N/A |
Faculty Liaison: |
Bruce J. Lawson
|
Library Subject Specialist: |
Virginia Rassaei |
Program Chair: |
Bruce J. Lawson |
* Fall, 2004 data as reported in The University of Texas at El Paso FACT BOOK, 2003-04, Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research & Planning, University of Texas at El Paso, 2005 |
Program Description
The Religious Studies program
has an interdisci
The Religious Studies
Collection intends to support three core courses which cover: an introduction
to religious concepts, sociology, phenomena, and ideas; ex
Faculty research interests are in works that deal with connections between religion, particularly Christianity and biblical studies, and British literature; world religions, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, religion and gender, and religion on the border.
Description of Existing
Collection
NCIP Code: 2b monographs; 2a periodicals
Religion materials are catalogued in the following Library of Congress classification areas:
BL 1-2790 (Religion); BM 1-990 (Judaism); BP (1-610) (Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, etc);
BQ 1-9800 (Buddhism); BR 1-1725 (Christianity); BS 1-2970 (The Bible); BT 10-1480 (Doctrinal Theology); BV 1-5099 (Practical Theology); BX 1-9999 (Christian Denominations).
The Religion collection currently contains approximately 12,900 monographic titles and 35 periodical titles, 18 of which are current, largely in the BL-BX classifications. Subject access on the Library online catalog is adequate and see and see also references are provided when necessary. Most of the monographs on Religion are held in the Main Stacks.
The monograph collection
adequately supports the Religious Studies program. The Library is currently
collecting monographs at level 2b. Represented in the collection is material on
all the major religions of the world with an emphasis on Christianity and
biblical studies. Included is material which ex
The Library is currently
collecting periodicals at level 2a. The Library holds 35, 18 of which are
current, of the most representative religion periodicals, and com
The Library does not hava a
database that is devoted exclusively to religion, nevertheless, access to
various multidisci
The Reference collection
includes most of the major reference works on religion. The collection includes
a wide selection of reference tools such as dictionaries, encyclopedias,
bibliographies, handbooks, atlases, bibles, and directories of religion.
Reference material is non-circulating, but patrons are allowed to photocopy
material if desired. Publications of societies, proceedin
Current Collecting
Intensity
NCIP Code: 2b monographs; 2a periodicals
The library will continue to collect monographs at level 2b to support the Religious Studies program and faculty research interests in the department.
The current collecting practice is to acquire current material. Retrospective buying will be done when necessary to purchase classical works not owned. English will be the primary language of collection; but Spanish material will also be included; and selective works in other languages if not yet translated. All chronological periods are of interest.
Faculty periodically
recommend titles that are purchased directly from publishers. Since our
Religious Studies program has an interdisci
When possible we will strengthen our periodical collection to better meet the research needs of students.
Types of material excluded are textbooks, works about religion written on a popular level, and theses and dissertations from other institutions.
Desired Collection Level (Needed if different from CCI)
NCIP Code: 2b periodicals
The major goal is to develop the journal collection to level 2b from a level of 2a. At present, there is no specific amount allocated for the acquisition of serials. When funding permits, the journal collection will be reviewed and steps will be taken to develop the journal collection to include all key journals on primary topics.
Other Resources
Items not owned by the Library are available via the Interlibrary Loan Department.
Last
updated: 3/20/03
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