Collections
The library is the oldest modern library in the country and has the largest collection of books and Myanmar national heritage collections of palm-leaf and parabikes paper manuscripts. It has developed into a valuable store-house of all kinds of information on Myanmar history, culture and Myanmar studies. The collections of UCL are mainly for research and reference. The total collection comprises of:
| Myanmar books | (ca.) | 234,800 |
| English books | (ca.) | 426,500 |
| Myanmar Manuscripts | (ca.) | 21,000 |
| Periodicals | (ca.) | 150,000 (or 3240 titles) |
| Microfilms | (ca.) | 5500 |
| Photos | (ca.) | 1200 |
| Theses | (ca.) | 29000 |