Electronic books are not yet actively acquired, but developments in this technology are closely monitored for potential future collecting activity. For all electronic resources, campus wide access is preferred, with perpetual access to archives. Popular books are generally not collected, with the exception of works of significant quality or relevance. Textbooks are acquired minimally. When necessary, micoforms may serve as appropriate preservation media.
Interlibrary loan is used heavily.
Many requests are satisfied through ILL, but when the demand is of a continuing nature the material is considered for acquisition. When possible, consortia and cooperative agreements are used to augment collections. These are primarily done through the California Digital Library. This is an official University of California, Santa Barbara Library web page. If you would like to be notified about new resources on InfoSurf, join our mailing list.