Description
The Library collects print and digital copies of UN documents, publications and a variety of other material produced by the Organization, such as maps and press releases.
The Library's digitization programme serves two vital functions: it preserves fragile historical documents, and allows them to be accessed online by many users without damage to the original record.
To improve discoverability, the Library catalogues and indexes millions of items that help form the Organization's institutional memory. This makes them accessible to the greater public by developing a variety of research tools including the Digital Library, Index to Proceedings and the UN Documentation Research Guides.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library encourages the dissemination of UN institutional knowledge by maintaining a network of 356 United Nations depository libraries in 136 Member States and territories.