Retrospective acquisition of serials to meet new program needs will be extremely selective and limited to the past five years. Document delivery will be utilized instead to meet these needs whenever feasible. V. Level of Treatment A. Level of Treatment Primary emphasis is on a collection which supports curriculum driven needs of the students and faculty. The needs of NTID students are accomodated whenever possible. Major published sources containing research reporting as well as scholarly work appearing in core or recommended lists will be acquired.
Every effort is made to accommodate faculty requests for curriculum related titles.
B. Textbooks Not acquired routinely unless classic titles or useful as general surveys or handbooks for a particular area not otherwise represented. C. Multiple Copies Acquired only when heavy use is anticipated or at the curriculum based request of a faculty member. D. Newspapers Essential sources of current information on domestic and international business and finance are acquired. Local papers and selected metropolitan and international daily papers are supported by general reference, business, and economics. E. Government Documents Acquired selectively when their content is appropriate to the scope of the collection.