Resources

The library currently has approximately 55,000 books, roughly 62% of which are in English, 22% in Khmer, 15% in French, and the remainder in Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai. There is an extensive reference collection and a loans collection. The library has amassed 270 serial titles, including 47 regular titles as well as a small video, audio-cassette and CD-ROM collection.

The Hun Sen Library is developing a special reference collection, the Cambodiana Collection, which currently houses 1810 items relating to Cambodian history and culture. The collection includes manuscripts on palm leaves, Tripitaka, Kampuchea Soriya Periodicals, the Speeches of King Norodom Sihanouk, copies of the Royal Administration Bulletin and UNTAC election documents, among other holdings.

The library provides Internet and email access for a small fee. There is also a photocopy service and an air-conditioned room with audio-visual facilities available on request for educational purposes.

The Library’s collection is catalogued in the Chuon Nat Online Public Access Catalog, available at http://203.144.74.209.