It currently receives NASA technical reports on microfiche, and has a microfiche collection of older NACA technical reports. Engineering dissertations from the past five years are held in the Library. Consult Franklin for the location of early engineering dissertations. The Library also has a small collection of videotapes on fluid dynamics. Guidelines for Collection Development.
Emphasis is on current research.
No effort is made to purchase materials on the historical study of the subjects collected. The Library collects journals, monographic series, and monographs. Dissertations and theses from Penn are collected, those from other schools are acquired as needed. The Library maintains an uncataloged collection of catalogs of machine, motor and control parts. The preferred language is English.