Library Collections

The New York State Library's collection is particularly strong in medicine; social sciences; education; American and New York State history, sciences; technology; and Federal, State, and international documents.

The followings is an alphabetical list of collections and resources.

Bibliographies
- Internet Bibliographies (Lists of Web sites)
- Print Bibliographies (Lists of books, articles and documents)
Building Codes
Census
- Federal Census
- New York State Census
City Directories and Telephone Books
Databases, Indexes and Reference Sources
Education
Exhibits
Federal Documents
Genealogy
Grants and Foundations
Health and Medicine
Law
Legislative History - New York State
- Bill/Veto/Recall Jackets
- Legislative Intent
Manuscripts and Special Collections
- Finding Aids
Military History and Records
New Netherland Research Center
New York State History
- Digital Historical Documents
- Local History
Newspapers
Patents
Publications
- Federal Documents
- New York State Documents
Regents Exams
Science and Technology
Standards and Specifications
Trademarks

Collection Development

NYS Library's Collection Development Policy - The policy includes the Library's Collection Development Goals, Statement of Scope and Purpose, General Policies, Definition of Collection Levels and Schedules, Manuscripts and Special Collections Collection Development Policy, and Preservation Policy.
Purchase Recommendation Form - The New York State Library welcomes suggestions from customers for acquisitions and comments about the Library's collections.