Did you know that there were 1,595 published last year in Black Studies?  Check out the following statistics taken from YBP's annual roll up of title output to see what subject areas tend to receive lots of attention, and which ones don't.   As a major provider of approval plan materials to a broad range of scholarly institutions, YBP handles most of the relevant material for libraries in a given publishing year.  This listing is a snapshot of the total picture. 

Note: complete listings of new title output may be viewed at: http://www.ybp.com/ybp/title_reports.html

YBP Library Services New Title Output 2001-2002.

Library of Congress Classification

Titles
Profiled

Average
List Value

Dewey Classification

Titles
Profiled

Average
List Value

Psychology

823

46.99

Data processing, computer science

551

68.24

Religion (general)

419

45.16

Computer programming

1,870

50.16

Environmental sciences

143

87.55

News media, journalism, publishing

113

39.44

Recreation/Leisure

733

30.65

Criminal law

78

58.16

U.S. Political Science

200

52.27

Criminology

278

44.27

Economics

338

84.93

Communications/ Telecommunications

117

53.96

Commerce

1,212

54.48

Electricity. Electronics

42

135.40

Theory & practice of education

1,079

44.01

Ecology

102

71.69

Drawing.Design.Illustration

220

37.57

Advertising & public relations

73

51.10

Nursing

172

57.41

Landscape Architecture

70

50.01

Mechanical Engineering

208

67.87

American poetry in English

516

23.56

New title output by some broad aspects and interdisciplinary topics:

Allied Health

131

Gerontology

227

Black Studies

1,595

Hospitality Industry

132

Career

288

Maritime Studies

332

Chicano/Hispanic Studies

259

Native American Studies

585

Counseling

369

Social Work

595

ESL

28

Vocational/Technical

300