Agricultural and Resource Economics

Purpose: To support teaching and research at the undergraduate, master's and Ph.D. levels and faculty research. Undergraduate programs provide the basic knowledge and tools necessary to secure professional positions in agriculture and agribusiness. Graduate study may concentrate on agribusiness management, marketing, production economics, resource economics, and quantitative applications. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the programs the following policy statements should also be considered: Economics, Business, Mathematics, Engineering: Electrical and Computer Science and Statistics.

1. Languages: English or English translation. Foreign language materials are purchased on a very selective basis.
2. Chronological Guidelines: Chronological Guidelines: Current research and development are emphasized. Retrospective purchasing is selective.
3. Geographical Guidelines: Primary emphasis is on America with special focus on target trade areas, e.g. the Pacific Rim and Asia; works in other areas are purchased selectively. Reference and statistical publications are purchased for all areas.
4. Treatment of the Subject: Undergraduate textbooks are not ordinarily purchased. Advanced level textbooks and popular works are purchased selectively.
5. Types of Material: Materials acquired are in the form of books, periodicals, indexes, full-text electronic databases, legal services, government documents and corporate data.
6. Date of Publication: Emphasis is on currently published materials. Retrospective purchasing is selective.
7. Other General Considerations: WSU Libraries is a selective depository for U.S. Federal documents and a full depository for Washington State documents; additionally, materials are acquired from the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the European Union. A reciprocal agreement with the University of Idaho Library provides access to their Law Library holdings and their U.S. regional depository collection.