Collection Development Policy

I.          General Collecting Guidelines

The collection supports interdisciplinary teaching, advanced study, and research at the undergraduate level of the interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Specific interests include environmental economics, environmental law and policy, environmental ethics, and environmental education. 

II.        Description of Program

III.       Languages

English is the primary language of the collection. Purchase of foreign language materials will be highly selective.

IV.       Geographic Guidelines

There are no geographic limitations on the collection, although primary emphasis is on works from the United States. Materials dealing with environmental issues across various national and cultural contexts around the world are of interest.

V.        Chronological Guidelines

A substantial amount of the material will be twentieth and twenty-first century. Material providing historical context may be selected.

VI.       Types of materials covered

Monographs, serials, reference tools, audio and video materials, conference papers, and proceedings will be collected in the most appropriate format. In some instances access to materials may be favored over collection.

VII.      Date of Publication