Changes in user population in the past five years include an unremitting growth, especially in the film and theater divisions, of the department, which now has an enrollment of over 500 students. The Butler General Library s performing arts collection includes all aspects of the subject with the exception of the musical.
Dramatic materials predominate.
The texts of plays and critical materials concerning them are considered as forming part of our literature collections and are therefore collected accordingly. Complementing these basic materials and forming part of our performing arts collections proper are materials on the history of the theater which, again, are collected from all areas of the world. Files of the most important periodicals and monographic series in the field are maintained. Overall, the Libraries existing collection and collecting goal for Cinema and Theater are at the research level while its current acquisitions commitment, based upon available resources, is at the study and teaching level. Audio-visual materials, maps, newspapers and textbooks are excluded.