The Maritime Knowledge Centre (MKC) provides collections, information resources and services to support the IMO Secretariat, Member States, representatives and delegates. Its collections comprise the archives of official documents and IMO Publications. The MKC also collects resources covering maritime affairs, shipping and other subjects relevant to the work of IMO. The MKC belongs to the global network of United Nations System Libraries sharing expertise, best practices, resources and reciprocal services. The MKC collaborates with local and international, academic and research libraries to ensure access to authoritative maritime information.