The Research Library acquires military history materials covering all periods of time although the greater emphasis is placed on the U.S. Revolutionary period to date. Title is requested for a course. Title is a military classic. Title deals with a concept of strategy, command, or leadership rather than the events alone.
Title is selected for contemporary military reading lists.
Title is written by a Marine, a student, or a member of the University faculty or staff. Their holdings, built-up over the years, represent invaluable sources of material for retrospective research as well as a substantial financial investment. For this reason, all possible action will be taken to continue them, even in periods of reduced library funding. The subjects and collecting levels which are detailed here will be used as a basis for selection of periodicals and serials in conjunction with the basic selection criteria. As periodicals, serials and newspapers represent substantial and continuing costs, the level of library funding will directly affect the number of new orders placed, or even of titles continued, in any given year.