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at Mona, Jamaica

The Library

Main Library: Special collections


Government serials/section

The Section is located on the top floor, west wing. It houses three separate collections:

  • Government Serials
  • United Nations (U.N.) Documents. This includes monographs and serials
  • Organization of American States (O.A.S.) Documents.

Material shelved in the Section can be recognized from the catalogues as follows:

  • Main card catalogue: G, U.N. or OAS in red in front of the call number
  • OPAC: MN-GOV, MN-UNC, MN-OAS

United Nations documents are listed in the card catalogue in the Section by title and by document number (sales or symbol).

Frequently used documents from all three collections - Government Serials, United Nations and O.A.S. are kept in the Government Serials Office. To borrow these, you will have to complete a (blue) Reading Room Form and leave your I.D. card.

This is a Reference Collection; material must not be taken out of the library.

If you have any difficulty, the staff of the section is always willing to help. When the Office is closed, after 4:30pm on weekdays and all day Saturdays, the staff of the Periodicals Section (floor below) will assist you.