Some periodicals are also acquired in microfilm. H. Multiple copies Multiple copies of heavily used titles are acquired as funds permit. The hospitality and tourism management bibliographer selects materials for purchase, with priority given to faculty requests. The library maintains an approval plan for books from many university press and significant trade publishers and standing orders for many important serials. Significant gifts of materials not already owned are rarely received, but duplicate copies of frequently used titles are sometimes added by gift.
Retrospective purchases are limited to filling in journal holdings or adding important older titles.
Federal documents from a variety of agencies provide primary data and secondary materials of interest in hospitality and business-related areas. Upper division textbooks are acquired selectively. Theses and dissertations from other institutions are generally not acquired. Resources which support other disciplines such as marketing, management, finance, accounting, foods and human nutrition often support the research and curricular interest of hospitality and tourism management faculty and students.