The African & African American Studies Collection of Parks Library is designed to support study, instruction, and research in the interdisciplinary field of African American Studies at the higher education level. African & African American Studies materials are defined as those materials dealing with the experiences of African Americans, Africans, and African-descent peoples living in the United States. Collection emphasis is on the social sciences and the humanities; scholarly and authoritative informational works, appropriate for use at undergraduate, graduate, and research levels, are selected. Popular treatment may also be selected to serve patron and community needs. Primary clientele of this collection are students and faculty in the African & African American Studies Program, students enrolled in numerous classes meeting the University's diversity requirement, and everyone interested in Black cultures, histories, perspectives, and contributions. Since patrons represent a wide variety of demands, resources not specifically related to the curriculum may also be provided.
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