Research & Reference : Apart from the vast bulk of Public Records and Private Papers, the State Archives has a rich and ever growing collection of Library. This has some of the oldest and rare publications on a variety of subjects, besides contemporary published material. The holdings of the Library consist of the material mentioned below :

• 1,78,000 Books & Reports.
• 3,299 Proscribed Publications.
• 400 Selections from Vernacular Native News papers.
• 4,225 Selections from Government of India/State Government Records.
• 4,590 Volumes of Indian Parliamentary Papers.
• 1,285 Volumes of Fort William College Collection.
• 3,560 Journals & Periodicals.
• 1,778 Gazettes.
• 2,960 Publications in Foreign Languages.

Objectives

1. Availability of Library Catalogue Details on Computers.
2. Intra Library accessibility of records.
3. Intranet access for libraries, and
4. Remote log-in to internal database/network.