Ph.D. in Kinesiology - New Mexico Tech

B. Size and Scope of Monographic Collection
The chart below shows the number of titles in the NMSU Library’s collections relating to the fifteen
OCLC subject categories. Much kinesiology research is interdisciplinary. As such, the Library has
collections in other subject areas in complementary fields such as education, psychology, public
health, health care, social work and biology. Thus, advanced researchers, both graduate students
and faculty, with interests in these areas would have additional monographic resources to draw upon.
NMSU Library - Kinesiology Monographs
Date Range Number of Titles Percentages
Pre-1900 18 0.1%
1900-1959 1,135 7.0%
1960-1969 1,090 6.7%
1970-1979 3,147 19.3%
1980-1989 2,487 15.3%
1990-1999 4,542 27.9%
2000-2010 3,865 23.7%
Total 16,284
Collection age and growth
According to the above chart, just a little over half of the kinesiology collection (51.6% ) was published
in the last 20 years. Approximately 23.7% of the titles are less than 10 years old.
Related Collections
The NMSU Library is a Federal Depository Library, receiving ca. 67% of all publications issued to the
program by the U.S. Government. Although much contemporary federal information is available
online; the Library’s rich paper collections are vital to historical research. The federal documents
collection supports kinesiology research, especially in reports, bulletins, handbooks, statistical
publications and other materials published by agencies such the Health & Human Services
Department, such as the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
and many others.
Peer group comparison
A number of institutions support graduate-level programs in kinesiology. This analysis reviews
program-specific library collections at Louisiana State University and the University of Georgia. The
currently proposed doctoral program at NMSU closely resembles those found at these two
Appendix B- Library Assessment
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