When a serial title is ordered, the Library commits itself to acquiring all future volumes of that title and to maintaining those volumes indefinitely,so long as there is a demonstrable need. Due to the nature and expense of this continuing commitment, the Library tries to limit the budget for serials to fifty percent of the total resources budget. Because of the expense incurred in acquiring and maintaining serials, as well as the obligation for obtaining future publications, all serials requests are given careful consideration. Serials are evaluated in accordance with the priorities outlined in the body of the general collection development policy and are ordered or cancelled based on their value to support primarily academic instruction and secondly faculty research. Titles must be demonstrably vital to teaching or research purposes, and the requester may be asked to explain how the journal will enhance the Library's collection.
Many titles are available in electronic format.
If a title is already available online, a print copy will not be ordered. Just change the appropriate fields and submit another request form.