The Library has a stock of over 27,000 books. A high priority is placed on obtaining material published in Africa and thus a substantial percentage of the titles held are not available elsewhere in Cambridge. This policy also applies to periodicals.
Every effort is made to foster links with African organisations.
The Library has an extensive video collection of programmes relating to Africa shown on British domestic television. This was started at the beginning of 1994. The videos can be viewed in the Library or borrowed. The collection is in the process of being catalogued online. Thus it is hoped that soon all titles will appear on the Union Catalogue.