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Collection Development Policy – Psychology
Purpose
The Psychology Department at the University of Pittsburgh offers degree programs
leading to BA and PhD degrees. A total of 68 tenure stream faculty teach in the
department. Many hold joint appointments with other departments, most notably
Psychiatry and Education.
The undergraduate major is one of the most popular on campus. [EXPAND]
The graduate program numbers approximately 100 students. Admission is highly
selective. Eight program tracks are available at the graduate level: Biological and
Health, Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, Social, and a self-designed individualized
track. Three joint programs are also offered: Clinical/Developmental, Clinical/Health,
and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Scope
Materials collected are primarily in English, but reflect the broad, international scope of
the discipline. Western European languages, especially German, may also be purchased.
The collections are focused on publications from North America and Europe.
Most new acquisitions are recent publications, but as the discipline of psychology has a
long and rich history, classic texts, reprints, and new translations are also collected. The
acquisition of older materials is typically undertaken in response to specific requests from
psychology faculty.
Types of Materials
The collection consists primarily of monographs and serial publications, both in print and
online. Dissertations completed at institutions other than the University of Pittsburgh are
normally only purchased upon request. Textbooks are also typically only acquired upon
request of psychology faculty.
Other Resources
The Health Sciences Library System houses an extensive collection of materials related
to psychiatry and the clinical practice of psychology. As a general rule, duplication
between these collections is avoided unless specific, reasonable requests have been made
to purchase duplicate titles.
Subjects and Collection Levels
A= Basic level, selective purchases
B=Study or instructional level – appropriate for Masters level and
undergraduate coursework
C= Research level – supports ongoing research or likely research leading to the
PhD.
D= Advanced research/comprehensive level – supporting doctoral and post
doctoral research
E= Intensive level – all available works are acquired
BF38-64 Philosophy. Relation to other topics. A
BF173-175.5 Psychoanalysis A
BF176-176.5 Psychological tests and testing D
BF180-198.7 Experimental psychology D
BF203 Gestalt psychology C
BF207-209 Psychotropic drugs A
BF231-299 Sensation. Aesthesiology D
BF309-499 Consciousness. Cognition D
BF501-505 Motivation C
BF511-593 Affection. Feeling. Emotion C
BF608-635 Will. Volition. Choice. Control C
BF636-637 Applied psychology C
BF638-648 New Thought. Menticulture A
BF660-685 Comparative psychology C
BF692-692.5 Psychology of sex C
BF697-697.5 Differential psychology D
BF698-698.9 Personality D
BF699-711 Genetic psychology D*
BF712-724.85 Developmental psychology D
BF725-727 Class psychology C
BF795-839 Temperament. Character C
BF839.8-885 Physiognomy. Phrenology C
BF889-905 Graphology. A
BF908-940 The hand. Palmistry A
BF1001-1389 Parapsychology A
BF1001-1045 Psychic research. A
BF1048-1108 Hallucinations. Sleep. Dreaming. D
BF1111-1156 Hypnotism. A
BF1161-1171 Telepathy. Mind reading. A
BF1228-1389 Spiritualism Including mediumship. A
BF1404-2055 Occult sciences A
BF1444-1486 Ghosts. Apparitions. Hauntings A
BF1501-1562 Demonology. Satanism. Possession A
BF1562.5-1584 Witchcraft A
BF1585-1623 Magic. Hermetics. Necromancy A
BF1651-1729 Astrology A
BF1745-1779 Oracles. Sibyls. Divinations A
BF1783-1815 Seers. Prophets. Prophecies A
BF1845-1891 Fortune-telling A
BF2050-2055 Human-alien encounters. Contact A
HM1001-1281 Social psychology D**
QP351-495 Neuropsychology D*
*Overlap with neuroscience
**Overlap with sociology
Date
Revised 2010