Our foreign feature films are used by foreign language classes in the teaching of languages. Although current, popular feature films generally are not purchased, the Media Selector encourages the instructional faculty to recommend titles for this collection. After all, today s feature is tomorrow s classic. Reflecting both the instructional needs and the research interests of our faculty and students, it is acknowledged that some directors and genres are collected more comprehensively than others. Spoken word audio including speeches, dramatization of plays, other dramatic readings, poetry readings, interviews, and lectures is actively collected on both compact disc and audio cassette.
Compact disc is now the preferred format although the availability is limited.
Books on Tape or Books on Disc are not collected at the present time. While we reserve the right to refuse or even later unacquire any item that doesn t fit within this selection policy, we encourage gift items from any individual or institutional contributor. In this endeavor, we continue to service the users of these materials through our rental program although we do not receive extra funding. We are soliciting grant support for this project at this time. Although we will accept gifts of 16mm films that do not overlap with the titles we already have on hand, we regret that we cannot reimburse postage or otherwise arrange for the transportation of 16mm film donations to the Pullman campus.