Collection Development for Latin American Studies in the Boston College Libraries

The collection is chiefly in English, with material collected also in Spanish and other languages as requested.

The geographic focus of the collection is Latin America.

The collection focuses on recent imprints. Retrospective purchasing of older materials is considered upon faculty request.

Format decisions follow the General Collection Development Policy and allow for considerations of requester preference, curricular needs, and other factors.

• Journals are purchased in electronic format when possible. 
• Books are chiefly purchased in print format.  Exceptions are edited volumes, Festschriften, conference proceedings, etc., where the expected use is a single chapter (rather than cover-to-cover), and authoritative critical editions of the works of major authors.  These are purchased in electronic format when possible.
• Databases for research in Latin American Studies include specialized resources in History, Political Science, Religion, and Literature among other disciplines.