A searchable catalogue for this collection is available on the SFU Libraries home page. Document delivery agreements exist with all three of these consortia which allow delivery of journal articles and books from participating libraries in a timely manner. Print materials may be borrowed or photocopied from participating libraries through ILL services. Women in Asia and Third World countries are of increasing interest. There will also be an increasing emphasis on electronic journals and web resources.
Retrospective acquisitions are of interest for important titles and backfile issues of journals.
Materials not deemed of high interest for the library collections may be located in the Women's Centre on the Burnaby campus. Consequently, the Women's Studies departmental budget is relatively small in comparison to other departments. This has not generally affected book ordering, but has been a problem in relation to new serial orders. Recently, funding was transferred to the Women's Studies budget in order to purchase new journals and a full text online database for contemporary women's studies research. Subjects and Levels of Collecting Definitions of collection levels are derived from the American Library Association's Guide for Developing Collection Policy Statements, 1989.