Film and Media Studies
Collection Development Policy

I. Purpose of the Collection

The purpose of the Film and Media Studies collection at the Davidson Library of the University of California, Santa Barbara is to support study and teaching through the undergraduate major and to support the research by faculty in the Film and Media Studies Department. The Film and Media Studies program is unique and innovative and thus the curriculum is subject to change due to the experimental nature of the field.

II. Scope of Coverage

Highest priority is given to the literature produced in the United States and the United Kingdom (research level) with representative collections from other countries who produce research level materials in the area of Film and Media Studies. Most materials are collected in the language that they were produced. Another priority is to collect periodicals that deal with film and film criticism, as this represents where most discussion of film takes place. The emphasis of the Film and Media Studies program is critical and historical rather than technical, so the collection reflects this emphasis. Where possible, primary source materials, especially where reproduced in microform, are collected as well as those screenplays that can be readily obtained.

As Film and Media Studies by nature is interdisciplinary, collection managers from other disciplines collaborate with and contribute to strengthening the Film and Media Studies collection. Therefore materials that are relevant to Film may also be relevant to the Dramatic Arts, English, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Sociology and the Foreign Languages programs.

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