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The '''United Nations Digital Library''' is a primary bibliographic database of the United Nations established in 1979. It consists of the official documents and publications produced the UN System. It is managed and developed by the Dag Hammarskjold Library.
The database is regularly updated with the documents and records of the UN General Assembly, Security Council, and the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
It has maintained a record in digital format from 1982 to the present day<ref>UN Digital Library, [https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4080274?ln=en&v=pdf reedom of religion or belief : resolution / adopted by the Human Rights Council on 2 April 2025], accessed on 21 April 2025</ref> on various subjects, including voting, bibliographic files, speeches files, full text UN resolutions, document series symbol, UNBIS thesaurus (dictionary or encyclopedia), and name authorities.<ref name="Indiana University Libraries 2002">{{cite web | title=United Nations Digital Library | website=Indiana University Libraries | date=2002-01-28 | url=https://libraries.indiana.edu/unbisnet | access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref><ref name="Welcome to Permanent Mission of India to the UN, New York 2015">{{cite web | title=Welcome to Permanent Mission of India to the UN, New York | website=Welcome to Permanent Mission of India to the UN, New York | date=2015-07-15 | url=https://pminewyork.gov.in/UNDigitallibrary | access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref> https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3956079/files/ST_SG_SER-A_81_E.pdf
== Features == It provides linked data related to a document within database text. A user may obtain information by applying a search filter to UN agencies, bodies, and type of document in English language. It also provides new content alerts (notifications).<ref name="Nations1">{{cite web | website=United Nations | url=https://www.un.org/en/library/united-nations-digital-library-here |title=The United Nations Digital Library is here! | access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref> Search by publication date functionalities are also available while looking for a document.<ref name="Research Guides at United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library 2017">{{cite web | title=Research Guides: United Nations Digital Library: About | website=Research Guides at United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library | date=2017-05-17 | url=https://research.un.org/en/digitallibrary/about | access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
== Documents == It consists metadata of about 1 million available in 6 languages. It digitizes thousands of publications annually focused on various types, including resolutions, reports of secretary-general, "meeting records, annual reports, agendas, lists of participants, statistical data sets, and policy papers".<ref name="Nations">{{cite web | title=1 Million Records in the UN Digital Library | website=United Nations | url=https://www.un.org/en/library/1-million-records-un-digital-library | access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
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Category:United Nations documents