The Library maintained a core book and periodical collection in international relations and specialized collections in development studies, area studies, comparative politics, security studies and communist and post-communist societies. It closed in May 1999 and materials were dispersed to various places. The Reading Room houses over 160 periodicals and newspapers in the areas of international relations, comparative politics, development studies, area studies, and security studies. Most of the collection consists of current unbound periodical issues with bound volumes located in Doe Stacks except for 25 high use titles which have 10 year bound backfiles located in the room. Newspaper dailies are retained for about 6 months and weeklies for a year.
All materials are non-circulating and largely in the English language.
For a list of the Rosberg titles and electronic availability click here . The Reading Room contains three large study tables and chairs, two lounge chairs, two PC workstations with access to the online catalogs, electronic resources, and the Internet. The tables are wired for laptop use. The GSSI Reading Room houses government and social science reference sources in both print and electronic format. For more information concerning GSSI collections and services see their web page.