The Government Documents Department of the University of Idaho is the Federal Regional Depository for the state of Idaho. The department receives 100% of the federal publications, maps, and electronic data distributed by the Government Printing Office. This comprehensive collection of more than 1.7 million items is free and accessible to all users. Unconstrained access to federal documents helps to inform and empower students to become better citizens.

Primary source materials in the Department of Special Collections in the University of Idaho Library include personal and organizational records and university archives, rare books, manuscripts, and historical photographs; these and other materials support research into nearly all facets of the history of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.

Digital Collections is a continually growing, searchable database that provides access to rare and unique collections to enhance and support research and education at the University of Idaho. The primary subjects include historical Idaho and the jazz collections.

The International Jazz Collections at the University of Idaho is the premiere jazz archives of the Pacific Northwest. Featuring the personal papers of the legendary Lionel Hampton and other great jazz artists and critics, the IJC houses scores, recordings, letters, and photographs to preserve and enable research with primary historical sources.

INSIDE Idaho is the clearinghouse for computerized geographic and geospatial information for the state of Idaho. This site serves as the mechanism to share data, resources, technologies, and expertise with educational institutions, government and business professionals, as well as Idaho citizens.

Located on the northwest corner of the first floor of the University of Idaho Library, our map room contains atlases, extensive topographic maps of Idaho and the United States, historic aerial photographs of Idaho, and much more.