On April 24th, 2000/kloc-0, the Department of Public Information of the United Nations Secretariat announced that Zhejiang Library in China and four other libraries in Bahrain, Georgia, Mexico and the United States were designated as United Nations depository libraries. Since 1946, the Dag Hammarskj? ld Library at United Nations Headquarters in new york has distributed United Nations documents and publications to users all over the world through the depository library system. At present, there are 39 1 United Nations depository libraries, including 93 in the Asia-Pacific region.
The main contents of the depository library include: the United Nations CD-ROM information system and publications in Chinese and English (the English version is relatively complete), working documents of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, printed documents of the Economic and Social Development Commission for the Asia-Pacific region and the United Nations Treaty Collection.
Since April, 20001,Zhejiang library has received depository materials (English version) including political, economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects.