Collection Development

Collection Development is one of the primary functions of a university library. We are responsible for meeting the instructional and research information needs of Illinois State University's students and faculty. Books, periodicals, audiovisual material, and electronic resources are curated by a group of librarians who serve as subject specialists for all of the departments and schools on campus. Milner Library’s current annual materials budget allocation is approximately $4 million.

The collection consists of:

1.63 million print volumes
120,600 ebooks
79,900 electronic periodical titles
1,541 print periodical titles
264 databases

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Phone: (309) 438-7445

E-mail: Chad Buckley

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