The purpose of the collection activity in physics and astronomy is to support the instructional curriculum and research activity in the Physics Department up through the doctoral level. At the advanced theoretical level, strong interaction exists between the Physics Department and the Institute for Theoretical Physics. Ja panese, and Chinese. Materials of the past five to six years are of primary importance for both monographs and serials. Textbooks are acquired minimally , especially at the lower division level.
Reference materials have a high priority in acquisition.
Electronic versions of materials are also acquired. 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. Please read the Mission Statement and Policies and Procedures regarding this server.