3b Current collecting practices reflect the attempt to provide for the needs of the undergraduate and graduate students in Marketing and Management, as well as the needs of the faculty. Monographs are acquired by both firm orders and through the approval plan, Blackwell North America. There is an emphasis on material that relates to international management and marketing, as well as material that relates to the border region. Monographs and serials are in English, however, every effort is taken to collect current materials in Spanish. The collection is very uneven.
Popular theories are well represented and current, but the collection as a whole is dated.
Lab located in the College of Business Administration houses personal computers and software that assist Management and Marketing students in their studies. The computers are also able to access a variety of the Library's databases. UTEP has a reciprocal agreement with NMSU which allows students of either institution to use the other's library.