CHICANO/LATINO STUDIES

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY

I.  PURPOSE: To support the courses of study offered by the University at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of Chicano Studies, Boricua Studies, and the study of other U.S. born Latino populations and immigrant communities;Ethnic Studies, and  to provide resource material needed to support independent scholarly research.  The MSU Libraries collects as thoroughly as possible all library or archival materials which relate to Chicanos and Latinos in the United States, particularly those in Michigan and the Midwest, or which are written or produced by Chicanos or Latinos.  Because of the multi-disciplinary nature of these fields, a number of departments and research centers have an interest in the materials acquired (e.g., the Julian Samora Research Institute, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, History, WRAC, American Studies, Anthropology, etc.).

II.  GENERAL COLLECTION GUIDELINES;

   A. Languages:  English and Spanish are the primary languages of the collection.  Works published in German, French and Italian are purchased in the original and, when available, in English or Spanish translation.  Works published originally in languages other than those mentioned above are generally purchased only when translated into English or Spanish.

   B. Chronological Guidelines:  Materials for the period of the early Spanish explorers (16th century) to the present are acquired.

   C. Geographical Guidelines:  Inclusive of the United States boundaries;the United States-Mexico borderlands and some Puerto Rican (island) materials supporting the mainland Puerto Rican experience and the experiences of Chicanos and Latinos abroad.  This does not include the experiences of resident populations in their home countries (e.g.Mexicans in Mexico, Cubans in Cuba, etc.)

   D. Treatment of Subject: All materials dealing with any aspect of Chicanos as well as other Latinos in the United States at any level are acquired.  Works which treat historical, social, cultural, and political aspects of Chicanos and Latinos in the U.S. are especially of interest.

   E. Types of Materials: In addition to the usual formats acquired by the Libraries, it will also acquire conference proceedings on Chicano or Latino related issues, publications of Chicano and Latino research centers, reports of private or quasi-public agencies, publications of Chicano and Latino professional organizations, archival material, microforms and all types of audiovisual materials-sound recordings, videocassette, slides etc. (especially those unique and locally produced items)-posters, theses and dissertations, relevant government documents (especially state and federal), children's literature of selected authors bearing a mark on Chicano/Latino literature, and ephemera.

   F. Date of Publication: Emphasis is on current works, but retrospective works are also acquired.

 III. OBSERVATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS BY SUBJECT AND L CLASSIFICATION:

[NOTE: Materials relating to Chicano and Latino studies

in any and all subject areas and subject subdivisions are also collected by the Ethnic Studies Bibliographer, Latin American Studies Bibliographer.  In addition, subject specialists such as the Art Librarian, Special Collections Librarian, etc. contribute to the overall development of the Chicano and Latino Studies collection.  The classification numbers listed below are those at which a substantial quantity of materials are found; however, due to the scope of the collection, this listing is not comprehensive.]

Subject              L Class.     Location     CDP [NCIP] Biblio-                                                  Collecting grapher

                                                Level

Mexican Americans    E 184.M5      MAIN           4           DHR

 General Works

 Mexican Americans   F 395.M5      MAIN           4           DHR

 in Michigan/midwest

U.S.-Mexico border-  F 786-787     MAIN          4       MJZ/DHR

lands(PrimaryU.S.-                                                imprints)

Art                   N 6538.M4     FINE ART         4   MBD/TW/DHR

Theater              PN 2270.M48   MAIN                       MR/DHR

Literature(includes  PS 153.M4       MAIN            4       MR/DHR

literary history and PS 508.M4;

criticism; Mexican   PS 3551-3576

American authors;    PS 591.M4

poetry;drama)        PS 628.M4

Public Health        RA 448.5 M5   MAIN               4      JC/DHR

Bibliography          Z 1361.M4     MAIN              4     MAT/DHR

Cuban Americans      E 184.C97     MAIN            4          DHR

Puerto Ricans on the E 184.P85     MAIN            4          DHR

mainland                          

Other Latinos in the U.S.

General works        E 184.S75     MAIN             4         DHR

 Literature (includ- PS 508.H57;    MAIN               4     MR/DHR

 ing Latino authors- PS 3551-3576       

 can authors)

Religion(Primarily BR 563;BX1407      MAIN          4    AHW/DHR  the history of Chri-      

stianity in the U.S.

and Catholicism as it

relates to Chicano

and other Latinos

Genealogy           CS 1-110       MAIN               3      MEU/DHR

(Particularly that of

of Southwestern U.S.

and the U.S.-Mexico

borderlands dealing with

research methodology)

Folklore            GR 111         MAIN              4      DF/DHR

(Primarily Chicano and

Latino folklore of

the U.S.)

Labor (Generally      HD 1525      MAIN                   NBY/DHR

limited to U.S.     HD 1527             

imprints of works on  HD 8081

Chicano and Latino migrants and

agricultural laborers,

and Hispanic alien and

minority labor in the

U.S.)

Immigration          JV 6200-7539  MAIN                    JH/DHR

(Generally limited                

to U.S. imprints

of works on Latin

American migration to

the U.S., and Hispanic

American immigrant

communities)

Education (includes  L 2667-2698  MAIN                     KC/DHR

the education of     L 3701-3740

Mexican Americans

and other Latino

groups, and the bi-

lingual education of

Spanish speaking

children)

WRITTEN BY DHR 2/7/95

REV. 3/29/05