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The International Maritime, Ports, and Logistics Management Institute
program began fall semester of 1994 on the graduate level. The Institute
was designed with the local maritime and public administration community
in order to draw resources and technical assistance from local experts
and to contribute to regional port programs, development, and needs. It
provides educational and research services on both a credit and non-credit
basis. The program attracts students from the local area and from military
and international markets as well. Graduates earn an MBA degree with a
specialization in ports and logistics management. The program is designed
to prepare students for professional careers in the areas of port economics,
port management, logistics management and related professions. The Institute
also offers professional seminars, workshops, and short courses to practitioners
in the field.
Language: The primary language of the collection is English. Despite the international emphasis of the program, English materials will continue to have primary significance in selection for several reasons:
Chronological Guidelines: The primary emphasis of the curriculum is on current professional concerns, and therefore selection will concentrate on currently published materials.
Geographical Guidelines: Selection will not be limited to particular geographical areas, but there is a special emphasis on collecting all relevant local and regional material. Every effort should be made to acquire all local and regional resources for this program.
Treatment of Subject: Current practices in port and logistics management are of primary collecting importance. Shipping and port history will not be selected beyond basic materials. Works on current practice and applications, legal works, and statistical works will be emphasized.
Types of Materials: The collection should contain a broad range of monographs, primarily professional journals, a selection of research journals, professional conference proceedings, and other research as available.
Date of Publication: Selection emphasis is on currently
published materials.
The objective of collecting in Ports Management is to reach the Advanced Study Level. This level should include a wide range of monographs by primary authors and a representative range of monographs by secondary authors, a reasonable collection of current journals, and a collection of conference proceedings of use to professionals in the field. Since publishing in this field is relatively limited, the library should be able to strengthen its collections significantly over time. The library will also concentrate on acquiring access to both electronic and other reference sources appropriate to the field and on developing access to sources available only in other libraries or institutions.
Primary areas of concentration:
| LC CLASS | SUBJECT TERMS | COLLECTION CODE | COMMENTS |
| HD38.5 | Business logistics | Initial study level | |
| HE380.3-971 | Ships, shipping, harbors, merchant marine, merchant ships, freight and freightage, freight forwarders | Initial study level | Desired level:
Advanced study level |
| HF5761-5780 | Shipment of goods | Initial study level | |
| JX4408-4449 | Maritime law | Initial study level | Desired level:
Advanced study level |
| TA212 | Containerization | Initial study level | |
| TC200-365 | Harbor engineering, marine terminals | Initial study level | Desired level:
Advanced study level |
| VK321-369 | Navigation | Initial study level | Desired level:
Advanced study level |
| VM | Shipbuilding, shipyards | Basic information level |
October 14, 1996; revised May 19, 1998
Ann Pettingill