Emphasis is on research materials. Textbooks are acquired only by faculty request. Popular treatments are acquired selectively and cataloged for the Hesburgh Library. Spiral bound and loose-leaf items are avoided. Hardbacks are preferred to paperbacks but paperbacks are not avoided.
Electronic formats are choosen when it is a useful addition to the collection.
Considerations of the platform the electronic format is to be run on are taken into account. Historical materials are treated in the History of Science policy. QA General Mathematics.