Levels of Coverage
The Library applies four levels of coverage of subject areas within the
scope of its collection of books, journals and databases. These levels
of coverage are:
Comprehensive: a wide selection of resources published in the
English language. This level supports subjects represented by curricular,
patient care and research programs including the University's centers
of excellence. Older material is retained for historical research. A
subject collection at this level supports doctoral and other original
research.
Representative: a selective number of monographs, journals,
databases and reference works, and some specialized texts in subjects
related to but not represented by curricular, patient care, and research
programs. Some examples are the areas of dentistry, history of medicine
and social work.
Instructional Support: a highly selective, small, chiefly monographic
collection adequate to support subjects related to courses offered in
the JCHP Department of General Studies.
Basic: a highly selective, small number of monographs related
to peripheral subjects or subjects with a demonstrated low demand like
business administration, finance, history, literature, religion and
foreign languages.
Adopted: November 2005
