Format Guidelines Print and Media Sources Collection development will focus on purchasing print and media sources, primarily books, slides, and videos. A few highly desirable electronic resources will be added each year. These will mainly include CD ROM products. They will not be collected unless special funding is available. The vast majority of materials purchased should be written in the English language, though it may be necessary to occasionally select foreign language publications.
Many architectural books are bilingual, published in English and another language.
These are desirable. Geographical Guidelines Efforts will be made to collect materials related to American and European architecture. Sources on Japanese architecture will be collected as well. Information on Australia, the Middle East, China, India and Southeast Asia will be collected sparingly. Important new works about the history of architecture will also be selected.