The British Official Publications Collection in Durham University Library concentrates on the publications of the British Government. From 1972, the Library has held a subscription for all Government Publications. The Law Collection at Palace Green includes official records of the General Assembly and the three councils of the United Nations.
Specialist staff are also available to give guidance.
An Enquiry Desk is normally staffed 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m., Monday to Friday. No enquiries whatsoever can be accepted by the Library outside 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., Monday to Friday. They will help with finding particular items, doing subject searches, tracing bibliographic references and obtaining items not held by the Library. The Official Publications staff scan all the new material coming into the Collection. They are therefore in a good position to alert people with special interests to the arrival of relevant documents and publications.