The Daniel Cosío Villegas Library supports the academic work of El Colegio de México but is open to the general public as well. It has one of the most important Latin American collections on Social Sciences and Humanities, particularly of Public Administration, Economics, International Studies, Demography, Urban Development, History, Linguistics, Hispanic Literature, Political Science, Sociology, Gender Studies, Translation, and the social impact of Science and Technology. In terms of geographic areas, the development of the collection is focused on topics related to Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and European Communities, as well as those pertaining to the study of relations between Mexico and the United States.
