{"id":6045,"date":"2020-08-28T14:59:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T18:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/?page_id=6045"},"modified":"2021-11-04T11:52:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:52:26","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/colldev\/index\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing and Managing the Brown University Library Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carrel.jpg\" alt=\"student at his computer in a study carrel\" class=\"wp-image-6044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carrel.jpg 216w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carrel-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carrel-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carrel-150x226.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/carrel-200x301.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brown University Library, in support of the University&#8217;s educational and research mission, is the local repository for and the principal gateway to current information and the scholarly record. As such, it is simultaneously collection, connection, and classroom, primarily for the current and future students and faculty of the University, while also serving other colleagues in the University community and our regional, national, and global communities of learning and scholarship. [Library Mission Statement]\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/collatoz\/\">Collections A-Z<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/titles\/\">New Titles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/about\/specialists.php?sort=selector\">Library Experts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.brown.edu\/?b=s\">Find a Resource Guide<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Library Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/colldev\/index\/\">Back to the main page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/colldev\/intro\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/colldev\/criteria.php\">Selection Criteria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/colldev\/collecting-levels\/\">Collecting Levels<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/colldev\/acquisitions.php\">Funds and Acquisitions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/colldev\/journal-review\/\">Journal Review<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/colldev\/storage\/\">Storage, Preservation, and Transfer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/colldev\/consortial-agreements\/\">Consortial Agreements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brown University Library, in support of the University&#8217;s educational and research mission, is the local repository for and the principal gateway to current information and the scholarly record. As such, it is simultaneously collection, connection, and classroom, primarily for the current and future students and faculty of the University, while also serving other colleagues <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/colldev\/index\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Developing and Managing the Brown University Library Collections<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":3470,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width-no-menu.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6045","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6045"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7047,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6045\/revisions\/7047"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}