We seek academic and scholarly books, journals, monographs, databases and other materials, in English and all other languages, in the fields listed below.
Contents take priority over condition, and used books are as desirable as new books, when their contents are current and their condition is presentable.
| Agriculture | Fine Arts | Natural Science |
| Anthropology | Geography | Performing Arts |
| Area Studies | History | Philosophy |
| Computer Science | Law | Physical Science |
| Economics | Literature | Political Science |
| Education | Management | Psychology |
| Engineering | Mathematics | Sociology |
| English | Medicine/Health | Minority Studies |
Journals and magazines (partial list)
American Anthropologist, American Economic Review, American Historical Review, American Journal of Mathematics, American Political Science Review, American Psychologist, American Scholar, American Sociological Review, Architectural Digest, Astrophysical Journal, Atlantic, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Cell, Columbia Law Review, Foreign Affairs, Geology, Gramophone, Harper's, Hudson Review, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of Religion, Mother Jones, Ms., National Geographic, National Review, Nature, New York Review of Books, Physical Review, PMLA, New Yorker, Reader's Digest, Science, Scientific American, Smithsonian, UtneReader, Wilson Quarterly, Yale Review
(Journal runs should be continuous, up-to-date, and span at least 10 years.)
Reference works (partial list)
Databases, indexes (Chemical Abstracts, National Union Catalog, others), dictionaries, encyclopedias (current or most recent previous editions), almanacs, atlases, glossaries, thesauruses
Other materials
Syllabuses, lecture notes, newsletters, conference proceedings, teaching aids, sheet music, maps, and audiotapes.
Not needed
Computer books keyed to specific systems, 'life-style books' (personal development, cookbooks, pet care, New Age), and books that proselytize a religion or political view.