It is the nature of these technologies to be constantly evolving, and this has given rise to a variety of media and formats, each with its own special strengths. Because of the diversity of media formats, only the major ones will be systematically collected and made available within the academic environment of New York University. The relationship of the topic to the format of presentation must also be appropriate.
Interdisciplinary productions receive the highest priority.
For any given topic, an effort is made to determine how a particular work compares to others on the same subject. In general only the best, or most representative, productions are acquired. The materials acquired must be appropriate for undergraduate or advanced level users. Excluded Material requiring equipment or facilities currently unavailable in the Avery Fisher Center. Works so highly specialized that they require extensive preparation and thus are appropriate only for classroom viewing.