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Library Information ABOUT LIBRARY
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Osmania University Library,
HYDERABAD-500 007,Telangana (INDIA) Osmania
University Library is a U.N. Depository since 1966. It receives about 500
documents, 250 journals and mimeographed documents annually. Almost all the
publications of UN and its organs, agencies, committees and commissions are
being received by the Library regularly. Presently, the Library has about
12,381 documents in its collection. They are classified and arranged
according to organization wise. The collection is very rich and useful for
reference, study and research. It is meant for reference within the library
premises and is not lent for home reading. Every year the
Osmania University Library celebrates the important days like International Literary
Day on September 8th, Human Rights Day on 10th December
and a weeklong programme on the occasion of United Nations Day from October
24-30th. These days are celebrated by holding book exhibitions,
symposiums, lectures, elocution competitions, etc. The main purpose of the
programme is to create the awareness about the United Nations and its
agencies, to highlight their importance and their services in the pursuit of
international peace and world development. The literature brought out by the
U.N. systems is comprehensive and very useful for the researchers and
academic community. Hence the University Library acquires and maintains the
collection as a special collection and provides bibliographical and
documentation services to the readers. The reading material available in the
UN Depository Library comprises of Yearbooks, Reports, Handbooks, Annual
Reports, Working papers, Project Reports, Proceedings, Minutes, Agenda and
other notifications. Additionally, there are also journals and serials and mimeographed
documents, etc., which are also very much in use by scholars. Following are some of the UN publications
available in the Depository library.
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