The policies outlined in this document aim to provide overarching principles and guidelines to ensure a holistic collection strategy that will contribute a long-term impact to the continuing successes of research, teaching and learning at UCF. The goals are to establish a relatively consistent and clear baseline, and with flexibilities to emphasize the strengths and interdisciplinary nature of programs at UCF. They should be used in conjunction with the subject specific collection policies, including Specialized collections such as Special Collections & University Archives, Digital Collections, Government Documents.