Libraries and archives

Libraries of EU institutions
The European Commission Central Library
The Central Library is open to specialists and researchers who wish to consult its works on European integration.
European Commission libraries

Information on all other libraries/documentation centers inside the European Commission.
Other libraries concerning European integration

Links to websites of libraries of other institutions
Eurolib

A grouping of the EU’s institutional libraries that improves the performance of library staff through inter-library contacts and staff exchange
Digital libraries
European Commission Libraries Catalogue (ECLAS)

ECLAS lists the complete library holdings of the European Commission Central Library since 1978
Europeana

Search the 6 million digital items belonging to European cultural collections
European Library

Search the content of Europe’s national libraries by content type or by country
EU media libraries

EU institutions offer photo, video and audio coverage of European news for use by broadcasters, news agencies, the written press and anyone requiring material on the EU
EU archives

Historical archives of EU institutions

NOTE: Each institution and body has its own archives service to manage its documents and files throughout their lifecycle. Access to the EU's historical archives is subject to the 30-year rule, which means that the files are opened to the public 30 years after they were produced.
European University Institute – Historical archives of the EU

The Historical Archives of the EU are administered by the European University Institute of Florence. It makes documents from the European Institutions – as well as those of pro-European movements and personalities – available to the public
European Parliament

Material on the Parliament’s legislative and political activity from 1952 until 2009
Council of the European Union
European Commission
European Court of Auditors
European Economic and Social Committee

Opinions, records of meetings and plenary sessions, and regulations
Committee of the Regions
European Central Bank

Records and files dating back to 1964
European Investment Bank
Bulletin of the European Union

Monthly insight into the activities of the European Commission and the EU’s other institutions from 1994 to 2009.