Introductory undergraduate courses are concerned largely with programming as the primary tool for understanding and controlling computation. The Libraries collect materials at the study level for introductory courses, and at the research level for higher-level and graduate courses, as well as those areas of interest to faculty members. Material of short-term value on computer hardware and software is generally not collected, unless specific items are requested.
Material relating to the history of computer science is collected.
Related Collections at York Materials relating to the use of computers for instruction and educational purposes are selected by the Education bibliographer and are housed in the Scott Library. Law-related applications of computing are selected by the Law bibliographers and housed in the Law Library. Languages Most materials purchased are in the English language, works in other languages are purchased as required or requested. There is no specific geographic area of coverage. Chronological Coverage Being a very new discipline, there is no chronological coverage appropriate to computer science.