1. SPECIALIZATION :

The Library specializes in all branches of Economics and other related Social Sciences like Sociology, Political Science, History, Geography, Education and so on It also possesses materials on such disciplines as Mathematics, Statistics etc. which are useful for social science research.

2. SPECIAL HOLDINGS :

The Library possessess a rare collection of old British Parliamentary Papers of the 18^th and 19^th centuries, about almost unbroken series of the proceedings of legislatures in India, both Central and States; and a large collection of reports of commissions and committees appointed by the Government of India, U.K., U.S. etc. It also possesses the union budgets rights from 1799-1805 and 1874-75 to till date, the budgets of princely and provincial states of pre-independence period and unbroken series of the budgets of state governments after the formation of states on linguistic basis. The census publications of government of India and states right from 1872 first census of India to till date, also form a very valuable part of our collection. Special holdings include gazetteers, Maharashtra state gazettes and Gokhale papers microfilms etc.

3 .DEPOSITORY AND OTHER COLLECTION :

During the time of the erstwhile League of Nations, the Library was depository library of its publications. It is at present a depository library of the United Nations, World Bank, the European Communities, The International Court of Justice and the Government Canada. It is also included in the exchange mailing lists of International Monetary Fund, the Library of Congress, the Food and Agriculture Organization and other similar international bodies. It receives United States Congressional Records in microfiche form. The Library is on free mailing lists of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and all state Legislatures in India. The exchange relations also exist between the Institute and several universities and research institutions in India and abroad.

4. The Library also has a specialized collection of books and periodicals on the East European Socialist Economics.

5. The Library is having complete and unbroken series of volumes of quite a good number of journals in economics and related social science subjects.