Priority is given to areas of current faculty research. Although English is the primary language, materials in other languages are also acquired on a selective basis. Translations into English are preferred. Works published prior to this time are collected selectively.
Reference materials have a high priority in acquisition.
Textbooks are acquired minimally, especially at the lower division level. Electronic versions of materials are also acquired, increasingly for indexes and abstracts and full-text journals. Many requests for older materials are satisfied through ILL, but if the demand is of a continuing nature the material is considered for acquisition. This is an official University of California, Santa Barbara Library web page. If you would like to be notified about new resources on InfoSurf, join our mailing list.