Social Sciences General Collection
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Overview
subject description and guidelines
The General Social Sciences collection acquires material encompassing theory, policy, and research methodology in the social sciences, as well as descriptive statistics at the international and national level. Also included is material that does not fall within the parameters of the individual social science subject collections.
constituencies
The General Social Sciences collection is used by a wide-range of Cornell faculty and students in social science disciplines across campus.
Collection Scope
collection strength
Overall, the collecting goals for the General Social Sciences are suitable for dissertation-level research and undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education.
The contemporary General Social Sciences collection is primarily English language. Materials in Western European languages (mainly French and German) are collected selectively.
The emphasis of the collection is on current publications.
material types
The collection covers scholarly journals, topical periodicals, and a range of monographic publications from academic and trade presses, research institutes, and public agencies.
