It may include dictionaries, encyclopedias, access to appropriate bibliographic data bases, selected editions of important works, historical surveys, bibliographies, handbooks, a few major periodicals, in the minimum number that will serve the purpose. A basic information collection is not sufficiently intensive to support any advanced undergraduate or graduate courses or independent study in the subject area involved. It includes a wide range of basic monographs, complete collections of the works of more important writers, selections from the works of secondary writers, a selection of representative journals, access to appropriate non-bibliographic data bases, and the reference tools and fundamental bibliographical apparatus pertaining to the subject. It is intended to include all important reference works and a wide selection of specialized monographs, as well as a very extensive collection of journals and major indexing and abstracting services in the field. Pertinent foreign language materials are included.
Older material is retained for historical research.
The primary purpose of the language codes is to indicate language priorities and limitations that govern the library's collecting policies. As with the collection levels, language coverage must be viewed within the context of the existing publications and must be bases on an evaluation of the universe of publishing output in the field. Selected foreign language material included in addition to the English language material 4. Collections Librarian Initiates orders and reviews requests from faculty. Forwards publishers' brochures, new title announcements, vendor slips etc. to representative.