Videos are acquired upon faculty requests, funds permitting. H. Multiple Copies Multiple copies are not acquired, as a rule, unless they are heavily used titles. Newer editions are acquired when possible. The libraries maintain an approval plan for university press publications and significant trade publishers. There are standing orders for important serial titles.
Retrospective purchases are limited to filling in journal holdings or adding important older titles.
Textbooks are not ordinarily purchased. Since theatre arts majors must complete a course in Shakespeare plus music and art courses, theater arts is an interdisciplinary program which depends on a strong collection in several humanities areas.