In addition, there has been systematic acquisition of the works of all significant British and American anthropologists and ethnographers, and major anthropological journals and monographic series. No McGill library has developed more than a basic collection in the relevant aspects of physical anthropology. Current Collection Development Recent developments in anthropological research make it very difficult to define the parameters of collection development. The range of interests is immense, and borders and overlaps with several other disciplines and theoretical approaches. The Department teaches only basic level courses in physical anthropology.
Collection development is the responsibility of the Anthropology bibliographer.
Contact ranges from frequent discussions of specialized material to a significant exchange of information from published reviews, publishers' catalogues and advance publicity information. The Humanities and Social Sciences Library is the major location for the University's Anthropology collection. Relevant historical material is based in the Osler Library of the History of Medicine . Macdonald Campus Library has some historical material of an anthropological nature and sources for the study of traditional agriculture and agricultural issues in third world countries, though the collection in this area is not currently being developed in as much depth as was previously the case. BlackaderLauterman Library .