{"id":424,"date":"2017-01-20T17:48:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T17:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/?page_id=424"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:44:37","slug":"statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Collection Development Statements and Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each link below leads to a description of one of the University Library&#8217;s collections, as well as the most current collection statements. These statements describe the collection&#8217;s purpose, collection guidelines, and location of materials.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/african\/\">African<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/afro-american\/\">Afro-American<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/agriculture\/\">Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/anthropology\/\">Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/applied-health-sciences\/\">Applied Health Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/architecture\/\">Architecture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/art\/\">Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/biological-sciences\/\">Biological Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/biotechnology\/\">Biotechnology<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 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(description only)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/map\/\">Maps and Other Cartographic Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/mathematics\/\">Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/media\/\">Media Center Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/MENA-Collection-Development_2024.pdf\">Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/music\/\">Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/native-am\/\">Native American Studies<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; (description only)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/natural\/\">Natural History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/newspapers\/\">Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/merten-j-mandeville-collection-in-parapsychology-and-the-occult-sciences\/\">Parapsychology and Occult Sciences (Mandeville Collection)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/physics\/\">Physics\u00a0and Astronomy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/political\/\">Political Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/portuguese\/\">Portuguese Language and Literature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/psychology\/\">Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/rbml\/\">Rare Book\u00a0and Manuscript Collections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/reference\/\">Reference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/collections\/statements\/scandinavian\/\">Scandinavian Languages\u00a0and Literature<\/a><\/li>\n<li>School (S) Collection &#8211; 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