Collection Analysis: Peace Studies Commonly Held Titles
The lists linked below are derived from a collection analysis of titles held by the libraries of the three Plowshares schools, Earlham College, Goshen College (including Mennonite Historical Library), and Manchester College, along with those of five other schools that also support peace studies programs: Bethel College, Eastern Mennonite University, Guilford College, Haverford College, and Juniata College. The analysis, created by OCLC’s Automated Collection Assessment and Analysis Service (ACAS) in October 2003, allowed us to compare our holdings with other libraries and determine the strengths and weaknesses of our collections. The following keywords were used to search the WorldCat database (an * indicates truncation):
| Keyword | MARC Fields Searched | |
| peace* pacifis* social justice civil rights environmental ethics conflict nonviolen* disarmament globalization arms control feminism King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 |
245, 5xx, 6xx 245, 5xx, 6xx 245, 6xx 245, 5xx, 6xx 245, 6xx 6xx 245, 6xx 245, 6xx 245, 6xx 245, 6xx 245, 6xx 1xx, 6xx 1xx, 6xx |
1xx = Author 245 = Title 5xx = Notes/Contents 6xx = Subject |
These keywords were chosen in an attempt to encompass the interdisciplinary nature of peace studies. As a result, there may be some titles in the list that do not seem to fit. We have eliminated the most obvious of these, but have tried to err on the side of inclusion.
There was general consensus among the librarians at the three Plowshares schools that lists of commonly held titles might be of interest to peace studies scholars as well as librarians who develop peace studies collections. We decided that titles held by more than half of the libraries surveyed are most likely to provide a solid foundation for any peace studies program. Each list contains only those titles held by the number of libraries indicated. (Titles held by 5 libraries means 5 libraries, not 5 or more libraries.)
- Titles held by 5 Libraries, Oct. 2003 (pdf)
- Titles held by 6 Libraries, Oct. 2003 (pdf)
- Titles held by 7 Libraries, Oct. 2003 (pdf)
- Titles held by 8 and 9 Libraries, Oct. 2003 (pdf)
