In collection development, material on countries that have close economic or political relationship with Canada, is emphasised. As a young university library, the strength of the collection lies in its modern and current publications with most of its imprints dating from within the last 25 years. In the Administrative Studies subject area, emphasis is placed on current knowledge and learning. The emphasis is on the acquisition of current imprints. Retrospective acquisition has not been attempted in recent years due to the paucity of book funds.
Exceptions are backruns of journals and gifts.
Significant additions to the retrospective collection are made when private collections become available as donations to the library. Relegation and Weeding The Business collection has not been weeded in a systematic manner. It will be done when cost, human resources and logistic circumstances are favourable. Types of Materials Print material, microform and electronic files are acquired. Other formats are collected by the appropriate sections of the York University Libraries.