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Writing Program/Composition Studies
Collection Development Policy
POLICY PURPOSE
The purpose of the Writing Program collection development policy is to
provide guidelines for the acquisition of library materials in the field
of college composition and communication studies, for the teaching of academic
and professional writing.
COLLECTION PURPOSE
The Davidson Library's composition studies collection's primary intent
is to support Writing Program faculty's research and teaching needs related
to interrogating and improving their practices in teaching academic and
professional writing. The collection will also include resources
to assist students in the mechanics of writing across the disciplines.
For instance, style manuals, guides, and handbooks. Primary
users of the collection are Writing Program faculty, lectures, teaching
assistants and other members of the campus community seeking information
or doing research related to writing, rhetoric and composition.
The field of composition studies draws on research and theories from
a broad range of humanistic disciplines - English studies, linguistics,
literacy studies, rhetoric, cultural studies, queer theory, gender studies,
critical theory, education, technology studies, race studies, communication,
philosophy of language, anthropology, sociology and more. Within
composition studies a number of subfields have also developed, such as
technical communication, computers and composition, writing across the
curriculum, research practices, history of composition, assessment, and
writing center work (The Journal of the Conference on College Composition
and Communication, National Council of Teachers of English.)
The UCSB Writing Program offers required and elective courses at freshman
and advanced levels, as well as a minor in professional writing for intermediate
and advanced students in all majors. The General Education Area A requirement
requires that all College of Letters and Science students complete 3 Writing
Program courses within their first six quarters. Two graduate courses
are offered for graduate students employed as teaching assistants in the
Writing Program.
SELECTION GUIDELINES
Scope
From within the broad range of humanistic disciplines mentioned above
the core of the collection will consist of materials on academic and professional
writing, teaching and assessment of writing, theories of composition, communication,
rhetoric, instructional design, curriculum development, classroom practice,
literacy, writing program administration. Select materials on editing
and publishing, and writing centers (online and departmental) will be selected.
Formats
Inclusions: Monographs and serials form the largest part of the collection.
Subscriptions to new journals are acquired after careful review by the
Writing Program collection manager, and when necessary, consultation with
the Writing Program faculty. Reference books are sought and purchased
as available. Unpublished theses and dissertations are acquired on
a highly selective basis.
Exclusions: Textbooks, workbooks, readers (material reprinted
from other sources that the library owns) and accompanying instructor's
manuals that tend to become rapidly outdated are not collected.
Geographical Coverage
Emphasis is on the United States, with limited coverage of Canada and
Great Britain
Language
English language materials will be collected, unless particular items
in other languages are specifically requested.
Period Coverage
Titles purchased are primarily current publications. Older titles
are purchased as necessary. Emphasis is on twentieth century trends
and issues.
Author: Sherri Barnes.
Policy Last Updated: October 2004
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