Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and bibliographies. Appropriate methods will be used to preserve these materials if needed or duplicate copies will be obtained. Primary responsibility for the selection of materials and for the management of the collections rests with the Humanities Bibliographer in close cooperation with the bibliographer for Foreign Languages and Literature and the bibliographer for History and Philosophy as well as with relevant faculty in English and Comparative Literature and the reference selector for the Humanities. The selection of materials in the interdisciplinary fields mentioned above will be coordinated with the selectors for those fields. Assessment results, particularly those from the MLA International Bibliography, show the Libraries strong in English language holdings.
Lower percentages reflect gaps in European periodical holdings.
Introductory guides and handbooks on literary theory and criticism are collected at Hornbake Library. Content questions should be directed to the Collection Management Coordinator.