Opened in January 1997 within the compound of Royal University of Phnom Penh, the Hun Sen Library is both the principal library of the University and Cambodia’s most important academic and research library. Funding for the building was provided by Samdech Hun Sen and the furniture and fixtures and fittings were provided by donors from Europe, the United States and Japan. The objectives of the Hun Sen Library are to provide a professional library service which will meet the research needs of students and faculty members of the University and also to serve the broader community through the provision of information. Members of the public and students of other institutions are welcome to use the facilities and to become members of the library. The book stock of the library currently amounts to over 30,000 volumes, written in Khmer, English and French, with some volumes in Japanese and Vietnamese. There is an extensive reference collection for use in the library only, with the remainder of the collection available for members to borrow. In addition 150 titles within the serials collection are accessible for in-house use. Small video and cassette collections are also available for borrowing and a CD-ROM collection may be viewed on the premises. The Library has Internet and E-mail access which members may use for a small fee and a photocopying service is also available. An air-conditioned room with audio-visual facilities is also available on request for educational purposes. The Hun Sen Library is currently developing a special collection of Cambodian publications which include: Speeches of King Norodom Sihanouk; the Royal Administrative Bulletin 1952-present; 1993 UNTAC election documents; palm leaf manuscripts; the Tripitaka or sacred texts of the Buddha; and the periodical Kampuchea Soriya.