Special contracts were signed with major information providers, such as Dialog, DataStar, OCLC, STN, DBI-Link, etc. to use foreign databases and information services worldwide. Electronic ordering systems are used to support interlibrary loan and document supply services when documents are required from abroad. The Library wishes to offer access to foreign electronic journals to add yet another dimension to its electronic services. Negotiations with various distributors are already under way. CD-ROM server can be accessed by some 100 academic libraries.
Users can subscribe to regular information packages.
Reference librarians work in close co-operation with specialists from other departments. The staff are specialised in providing different levels of information. Up to a point, services are free. There comes a limit where services become fee-based because the library is required to pay, too. NUL's performance is hindered by the building, which is considered a national monument, but it provides almost no open access and there is hardly enough room to expand computer facilities for library users.