Collection Development Statement
Last updated July 2020
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Last updated July 2020
The collection supports the research and teaching of faculty and students in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Formerly known as the Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures reconstituted under its present name in 2020 to reflect the inclusion of other languages (e.g. Modern Hebrew). As the birthplace of the Modern Language Association (https://krieger.jhu.edu/modern-languages-literatures/about/history/), the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Johns Hopkins University remains committed to the highest standards of teaching and research in literary studies and related disciplines (see “Collaborations” below).
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is comprised of the following sections:
Undergraduates may also combine French, Italian, Portuguese, and/or Spanish for a major in Romance Languages.
Formats collected generally:
Formats collected selectively or by request:
Materials in English, French, German, Hebrew (Modern), Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Yiddish are collected. Occasionally, works in various Scandanavian and Slavic languages will be considered for acquisition. Works in dialects are only purchased on a selective basis.
Works whose focus postdates Greek and Roman antiquity in the languages indicated above are collected, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Specialties include:
Mackenzie S. Zalin, PhD, MSLS
Librarian for Modern Languages and Literatures & Comparative Thought and Literature
(410) 516-0215
mzalin1@jhu.edu