Upon faculty request, every effort is made to acquire new or critical editions of a work. The library collects all genres including novels, short stories, plays, essays and poetry. It also collects French, Spanish and Italian films in video cassette and laser disc formats. Secondary works on all aspects of French, Francophone, Spanish, Spanish American and Italian literature including literary theory and criticism, culture and language are acquired. The collection policy stresses the acquisition of material that reflects current literary trends such as modernism, post-modernism, realism, literary influences of gender and feminism.
Reference material is acquired extensively.
A Guide to Hispanic Culture Series on Microfilm . Lexis Nexis Academic Universe . This web page also has links to databases outside the humanities. Formats and Types of Materials Formats collected include print, electronic, microform, and audiovisual. Types of materials include monographs, serials, and reference works including major indexes, abstracts, catalogs, bibliographies, yearbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, research guides, and directories.