Coordinates Interlibrary Loan requests for state officials and employees needing items for work that are not owned by the State Library. Responsible for the operation of the Regional Federal Documents Depository for the State of Indiana and the State Data Center Program. Collects and maintains books, periodicals, manuscripts, broadsides, films and oral histories documenting all areas of the history of Indiana and its people. Maintains an extensive collection of newspapers, both current and past titles. Collects and preserves state documents and administers the State Document Depository Program.
Emphasis is on Indiana and bordering states as well as the eastern and southern states.
Staff provide reference assistance and instruction. Handouts are available upon request. Provides special equipment and accessories to play and operate equipment needed for recorded books. Sponsors a summer reading program for disabled children and houses and Indiana history recorded collection for use by the print handicapped. The Catalog division is responsible for cataloging, serials, check-in,and serials acquisitions for all collections.