Some overlap in mass media and popular culture. Common areas are race relations, political sociology, communities, housing in cities, policy studies. Slavic and East European Studies bibliographer purchases works in vernacular and western languages to support general and comparative studies. Women's Studies bibliographer acts as a resource person for women's studies materials and selects transdisciplinary publications for the McLennan collections. Works on the sociology of the Jews are generally covered by Sociology, however publications in languages other than English and French are covered by Jewish Studies.
Regular communication is maintained to determine areas of overlapping interests.
The Health Sciences Library is considered the prime location for materials on health systems and public welfare. Priorities for further development Further coordination of overlapping areas, with Law, Political Science and Social Work bibliographers. Descriptions of the Collection Current serials and standing orders lists available from bibliographer. A Guide to Reference Sources . Montreal, Reference Department McLennan Library, McGill University, 1987.