Collection guides

African government publications

Our African official publications are strongest for Anglophone countries

Asian government publications

Our collections are particularly strong for the Indian subcontinent

Australian and New Zealand government publications

An extensive collection of government publications in print and microform

Canadian federal government publications

Our collections of printed Canadian federal government publications run from the colonial period to 2014

Central Office of Information Archive

The Central Office of Information Archive at the British Library is a unique collection of over 25,000 free information...

European Union official publications

The British Library European has publications of the European Communities since their inception in the 1950s

Modern British history printed sources

Monographs, periodicals and printed ephemera on modern British history

Publications from intergovernmental organisations...

We are a depository library for the United Nations and other organisations

Russian statistical publications

A comprehensive collection of statistical publications from all over the world, including Russia

UK electoral registers

Printed electoral registers from 1832 to the present

UK national government publications

Publications in print and electronic formats from the Middle Ages to the present day

United States federal government publications

Publications from the 18th century to the present day

West European government publications

Our series of guides provides links to online publications and details the Library's printed holdings