The collection includes a wide selection of reference tools such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, handbooks, and directories of Theatre, motion pictures, and dance. Reference material is non-circulating, but patrons are allowed to photocopy material if desired. The library will continue to collect at level 2b to support the undergraduate and graduate programs and faculty research interests in the department. The current collecting practice is to acquire current material. Retrospective buying will be done when necessary to purchase classical works not owned.
All chronological periods are of interest.
Plays in Spanish are of greater importance than instructional texts or theory in Spanish. So that if a priority needed to be set among types of Spanish language materials we would acquire, we would give priority to plays. Translations are fine for undergraduate studies, however graduate students frequently need scripts in their original form. These are helpful to students making comparative and critical analysis. In addition, faculty from the Theatre Arts Department periodically recommend titles that are purchased directly from other publishers.