The primary goal of the Niagara University Library is to acquire materials that support the curriculum of the institution.
The Library purchases books based upon the following considerations:
Circulation (borrowing) is a key driver in the purchase of materials due to the high cost of academic titles. In pre-selecting books and media, we focus on developing high circulation areas which tends to cluster in General Education disciplines.
An attempt is also made to maintain a core collection that represents the current scholarship of the disciplines being taught at Niagara University. The Library normally purchases current materials and does not attempt to build or maintain extensive discipline specific historical collections (i.e. out-of-print titles, older editions).
The Library does not usually purchase textbooks for students.
The Library acquires primarily English language materials. Exceptions to this are foreign language dictionaries and materials that are used in the teaching of foreign languages.