The Dag Hammarskjöld and Law Library and the UN collection
The Dag Hammarskjöld and Law Library is part of a worldwide network of UN depository libraries, which all offer free access to UN documents, reports, books and other printed and electronic sources. The United Nations considers free access to information a key democratic principle and is committed to making information about its programmes and operations available to the public.
Uppsala University Library is the largest UN library in the Nordic countries.
Content of the collection
- An archive of printed UN documents – 'official records' – for the years 1946–1992. For the period after that, the documents are available either in print (until 2010) or electronically via the United Nations Digital Library. Official records are a series of printed documents relating to the work of the main UN bodies, mainly the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.
List of documents in the UN Archives - Most other UN publications are included in the Library's other collections. They can be searched via the Library Search Tool.
- Older publications in print from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
DagDok – your guide to the UN
DagDok is the Library's guide to UN documents and reports, as well as full text material on UN websites. DagDok provides an overview of the structure and organisation of the UN system with background information on working methods and areas of activity. It also provides tips for in-depth information searches via indexes, specialised databases and subject portals, as well as titles in the Library's collections.
Citing UN documents
The Citation Guide provides information on how to write references and cite UN documents.
