Older editions are transferred to the circulating collection or discarded. Specific S.E. Wimberly Library. The S.E. Wimberly Library reference collection supports the curriculum, faculty research and ancillary programs of the University. The collection contains appropriate general encyclopedias and subject encyclopedias which are updated as new editions become available. Some encyclopedias may be purchased in electronic format.
New purchases follow the library collection development policy.
Some like the Grove Dictionary of Art and the Encyclopedia Britannica are available full-text on the Web in addition to the print version. English language, foreign language and subject dictionaries are purchased in accordance with collection development policies. They are updated if they become obsolete and a new edition is available. Standard, general and specialized subject bibliographies can be used for general reference purposes and acquired for the Reference Department. Other bibliographies, including most author bibliographies, are acquired for the circulating collection.