UN Depository Library

The United Nations Depository Libraries Network was established in 1946 to provide greater access to the documents and publications of the United Nations in its Member States. Today, the network comprises more than 400 depository libraries in over 140 Member States. In all of these libraries, UN documents and publications are available to the public for study free of charge.

At the proposal of the Czechoslovak government, in 1950 the University Library in Bratislava became the UN depository library for Slovakia, which then received the status of a first-level depository library in 1965.

Cooperation between UNESCO and the University Library in Bratislava began soon after the organization's founding, but the official document establishing the UNESCO Depository Library was not signed until 1957.

UN digital content is now widely available, and UN Secretariat libraries continue to digitize a significant portion of their physical collections.

The UN Deposit Fund contains:

• protocols and resolutions from the sessions of the main organs of the UN
• full texts and registers of intergovernmental treaties
• reports from UN conferences
• statistical yearbooks and surveys in the fields of economics, trade and finance, demography
• yearbooks and periodicals devoted to the issues of human rights, peace initiatives, the environment and international law.

The deposit also includes publications of other international organizations affiliated with the UN.

UN Digital Library - a platform for searching for UN digital content, such as publications, journals, yearbooks and other resources. Publications can be searched by specific title, selected topic, country, or a combination of both.