General Purpose

To support instruction, study, and research at B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. levels in English.

Subject Description

The program covers all areas and all periods of literature and writing.

Overlap with Other Subjects

The English department overlaps with cinema studies, medieval studies, religious studies and women's studies.

Languages Collected and Excluded

English is the primary language collected. Western European language materials are added selectively.

Geographic Parameters

Publications from the United States and Great Britain are primarily collected. Other areas are added selectively.

Chronological Scope

There are no restrictions in the chronological scope of materials added to the collection.

Dates of Publication

Current, as well as, retrospective materials are collected.

Retrospective Acquisitions

Retrospective collecting is very limited.

Types of Materials Collected and Excluded

All types of materials are collected, but emphasis is on literary texts in all genres, criticism, literary theory, biographies, folklore, rhetoric, linguistics, bibliographies and research methodology.

Formats of Materials Collected and Excluded

All formats are collected. Emphasis is on print, video, full-text CD-ROM and microformats.

Cooperation with Other Libraries

No formal cooperative collection development agreements are in place.

Alternative Access to Resources

Interlibrary loan is a source of materials not in the UT collection.

Position Resonsible for Collection

English Literature Librarian, Marie Garrett

Corresponding Fund

English, James, Bruce, Hodges English, Daponte

Other Factors

None

August 24, 2004