Collection Development Policies:
Interior Design
Purpose: To support teaching and research at the undergraduate, master’s degree and professional
level in Interior Design. This program also relies heavily on collections in
Architecture,
Fine Arts,
History and
Business collections. To a lesser degree,
Sociology,
Psychology
and Anthropology also inform the discipline. Collection policies in those fields
should also be consulted when necessary.
General Collection Guidelines:
- Languages:
English and English translations. There is no limitation of language, however, when illustrative
material is more important than text.
- Chronological Guidelines:
Current research and creative output are emphasized. Older historical works are collected selectively.
- Geographical Guidelines:
Western practices are emphasized, but no region is excluded. Materials are acquired that develop broad perspectives.
- Treatment of the Subject:
Both lay and professional treatments of the field are acquired. Technical manuals, "how-to" books,
theoretical and practical works are equally important. Biographies of designers and works about particular sites or
projects are also acquired.
- Types of Material:
Materials acquired are in the form of books, periodicals, media materials, indexes and electronic databases.
- Date of Publication:
Emphasis is on currently published materials. Retrospective materials are purchased selectively.
Observations and Qualifications by Subject with
Collection Level:
Interiors, Domestic:
C(1)
Materials to support interior design courses include history of interiors and historical household
furnishings of various countries and periods. Equal emphasis is placed on contemporary design,
rendering techniques, domestic textiles and small-scale building crafts.
Interiors, Commercial and Industrial:
C(1)
In addition to the above considerations, space and facilities planning, commerical
furniture and textiles are added. Designing for the elderly and physically handicapped are also collected.
Christy Zlatos
Spring 2004