Titles are selected primarily by faculty to support courses and research of Duke University s students and faculty. Approximately 1,000 titles are added per year. Video may also be borrowed from the Audiovisual Services Branch of the Division of State Library under N.C. Cultural Services. To use film and video owned by NCCU, NCSU, UNC-CH or the State Library, contact Lilly Library s media personnel for a reservation . The collection serves undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and film researchers.
Emphasis is on research materials, although some popular works are collected.
Lilly Library houses the primary collection of general works on motion pictures and video, however additional materials may also be found in Perkins Library, Music Library and the Duke Law Library. Materials are collected in all languages. The collection is international in scope, with strengths in theory, criticism, and biographies. Other areas covered are film history, genres, film production, film scripts, film as an art form, and film as a cultural phenomena. An international selection of film journals are collected and housed in Lilly Library.