This Collection Development Policy is designed to provide guidelines for the selection of materials and for the long term development of the collection. The collection focus has varied somewhat over the history of the Library. For many years library science was its major focus and continues to be a primary collecting area. For some time, information science has been an additional primary collecting area. With developments in the Faculty's programs, archival studies has become more important as a collecting area.
Information systems completes the group of subjects which now form our primary collection areas.
The addition of archives and information systems is a significant expansion of our collection scope and must be balanced by some contraction in the library science area and by reduced comprehensiveness overall. The collection is strongest in English language materials published since 1965. The General Collection includes books, theses, reports and other catalogued and classified material. The Serials Collection includes journals, selected institutional and association newsletters, and annual reports, and calendars in information studies areas. Some journals and newsletters from other subject areas are also included.