Dates of Publication Mainly current publications are collected. Retrospective Acquisitions Retrospective collecting is important for filling gaps in the collection. All types of materials are collected. Emphasis is on scholarly monographs, research publications, selective journals, interpretive and bibliographic sources, criticisms of major authors, literary periods, genres and literary groups. Formats of Materials Collected All formats of materials are collected.
Emphasis is on print.
Video sources are collected selectively. No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place. Alternative Access to Resources Interlibrary loan is a source of materials not in the UTK collection. Other Factors Germanic and Slavic languages and the College of Business Education jointly offer a major concentration in Language and World Business.