In 1997, a depository libraries system was introduced. The objective was to have at least one library in every OSCE participating State that would have a significant collection of major CSCE/OSCE conference documents and public information material. 

66 depository libraries have been designated by participating States or have subscribed individually. This group is supplied once a month with hard copies of all the documents on the list of new releases. Currently, 43 countries (including the USA, Canada and Japan) have one or more OSCE depository libraries, which are continuously supplied with new materials.

Each month, these depository libraries receive an average of 40 newly released documents as well as monthly issues of the Newsletter, Permanent Council and Forum for Security Co-operation journals and decisions and other public materials released by the Secretariat and OSCE Institutions.

Links to the OSCE Depository Libraries

Albania

• National Library of the Republic of Albania (http://www.bksh.al/ )

Algeria

• National Library of Algeria (http://www.biblionat.dz/ )

Armenia

• Yerevan State University (http://www.ysu.am/site/index.php?page=23&lang=2)

Austria

• Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (http://www.univie.ac.at/bim)
• National Library of Austria (http://www.onb.ac.at/index_eng.htm)
• Department of International Law and International Organisations, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg (http://www.sbg.ac.at/)
• Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (http://www.aspr.ac.at/library.htm)

Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan State Library
• Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences (http://www.science.az/en/)

Belarus

• National Library of Belarus (http://old.nlb.by/en/)

Belgium

• Government Publications, Central Library, Catholic University of Leuven (http://bib.kuleuven.be/bibc/leeszalen/bkop/english/index.htm)
• Central Library of the European Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/libraries/doc/index_en.htm)

Bulgaria

• St. Cyrill and St. Methodius National Library (http://www.nationallibrary.bg/catalog_en.html)

Canada

• National Library of Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html)
• Koerner Library, University of British Columbia (http://www.library.ubc.ca/govpubs/)
• Killam Memorial Library, Dalhousie University (http://www.library.dal.ca/Collections/GovtDocs/)

Croatia

• Zagreb Law School Library, University of Zagreb (http://dns.pravo.hr/PRAVO/en/2_library/history.htm)

Cyprus

• Cyprus Library (http://library.ucy.ac.cy/ENGLISH/index_en.htm)

Czech Republic

• National Library of the Czech Republic (http://www.nkp.cz/_en/index.php3)
• Institute of International Relations (http://www.iir.cz/display.asp?lng=uk&ida=)

Denmark

• The Royal Library (http://www.kb.dk/en/index.html)

Estonia

• National Library of Estonia (http://www.nlib.ee/?set_lang_id=2)

Finland

• Library of Parliament (http://lib.eduskunta.fi/Resource.phx/library/index.htx?lng=en)

France

• Bibliothèque nationale de France (http://www.bnf.fr/)

Germany

• Centre for OSCE Research (CORE) (http://www.core-hamburg.de)
• Library of the German Bundestag (http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/datab/index.html)
• Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Foundation (http://amtsdruckschriften.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/)
• Bavarian State Library (http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/index.php?L=3)
• Center for European Integration Studies (http://www.zei.de/)
• Academy of European Law - Trier (http://www.era.int/web/en/html/index.htm)

Ireland

• National Library of Ireland (http://www.nli.ie/en/homepage.aspx)

Italy

• Institute for Legal Studies on the International Community (http://www.isgi.cnr.it/)
• Biblioteca per le autonomie e le minoranze linguistiche (http://www.regione.taa.it/)
• Centro Studi Storia Europa Orientale (http://www.csseo.org/)
• Dipartimento di Studi Internazionali - Universita degli Studi di Milano (http://users.unimi.it/studint/)

Japan

• National Diet Library (NDL) (http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/index.html)
• International Christian University (http://www-lib.icu.ac.jp/index-e.html)

Kazakstan

• National Library of the Republic of Kazakstan (NLRK) (http://www.nlrk.kz/?lang=2)

Kyrgyzstan

• OSCE Centre in Bishkek (http://www.osce.org/bishkek/)
• OSCE Academy in Bishkek (http://www.osce-academy.net/en/)

Latvia

• Institute of International Relations Library (http://www.lu.lv/eng/general/structure/institutes/international.html)

Liechtenstein

• Liechtenstein National Library (http://www.landesbibliothek.li/)

Malta

• Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) (http://www.um.edu.mt/medac)

Moldova

• National Library of the Republic of Moldova (http://www.bnrm.md/)

Netherlands

• Vredespaleis Library, Peace Palace Library (http://www.ppl.nl/)
• Library of International Law, University of Amsterdam (UBA) (http://www.uba.uva.nl/jb/home.cfm)

Norway

• Norwegian Nobel Institute Library (http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/institute/library/)

Poland

• Library and Scientific Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://www.msz.gov.pl/index.php?document=2)
• International Relations Department, University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska (http://www.bg.umcs.lublin.pl/nowa/)

Russian Federation

• Russian State Library (http://www.rsl.ru/index.php?lang=en)

Serbia

• Institute of International Politics and Economics (IIPE) (http://www.diplomacy.bg.ac.yu/)

Slovenia

• Law Faculty of the University of Ljubljana (http://www.pf.uni-lj.si/)

Spain

• University of Alcala/ Facultad de Derecho (http://www.uah.es/derecho/)

Sweden

• Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (http://www.rwi.lu.se/index.shtml)
• Library of the Swedish Parliament (http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_SubStartPage____448.aspx)
• Dag Hammarskjöld Library, University of Uppsala (http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/)

Switzerland

• Library of the Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS) (http://graduateinstitute.ch/library)

Tunisia

• Library of the Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tunis III (http://www.mes.tn/anglais/index.htm)

Turkey

• Library, University of Istanbul (http://www.kutuphane.istanbul.edu.tr/)

Turkmenistan

• National Library of Turkmenistan (pplibr@yahoo.com )

Ukraine

• Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine (http://www.nbuv.gov.ua/)

United Kingdom

• National Library of Wales (NLW) (http://www.llgc.org.uk/)

United States

• Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/index.html)
• Harvard College Library (HCL) (http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/#littauer)
• University of California at Berkeley Library (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/)
• Harvard Law School Library (http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/)