Abstract

Supporting interdisciplinary programs like Urban Studies, Urban Affairs or Urban Design and Planning is challenging for subject specialists used to dealing with traditionally defined disciplines.  This paper presents an outline of Urban Studies to guide collection development librarians to avoid collection deficiencies.

Highlights

  • Collection mapping for Urban Studies is a challenging task

  • Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to current issues, made up of parts of sociology, history, economics, geography and political science

  • Urban Studies has become a popular course of study at both the undergraduate and graduate level

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Summary

Urban Library Journal

Follow this and additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj Part of the Library and Information Science Commons. Interdisciplinary collecting – a conceptual outline of Urban Studies.

Introduction
What is Urban Studies?
Environmental Scan and Analysis
Concluding Thoughts
Conceptual Outline of Urban Studies
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