For librarians

• Available help resources
• IMF Data
• Subscriptions and prices
• Print publications and the IMF Bookstore
• Corrections log
• MARC FAQs
• MARC records and Excel metadata

Available help resources

• The Help page has the Startup Guide. Each guide has been translated into Arabic, French, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. At the bottom of the Help page you will find descriptions of IMF publications. A series of video tutorials, covering many of the important features of the eLibrary, is now available on a separate tab on the Help page.
• FAQs cover the following topics: general questions, content, technology, searching, and personal accounts.
• For general questions and help with IMF eLibrary publications, contact publications@imf.org. For questions and help with IMF Data, contact statisticsquery@imf.org.

IMF Data

• Click on IMF DATA link at the top of the main eLibrary page. The Help page has in-depth user guides, translated into six languages.

Subscriptions and prices

• On January 1, 2020, the IMF made the eLibrary platform free to all users as part of its long-standing commitment to supporting research and public awareness. No IPs or registrations are required for access, although some features of the IMF sites require users to create a personal account. There are no longer any fees for the use of the IMF eLibrary.

Print Publications and the IMF Bookstore

• Most IMF publications, including books, analytical papers, periodicals, reports, and other collections, can be purchased in print from the IMF Bookstore.

Corrections log

Corrections and revisions made after publication are incorporated into the electronic editions available on the IMF eLibrary. Visit the corrections page to access detailed log files for specific publications.

MARC FAQs

• Do I need to download the complete file of MARC records every time, or is there a change/add/delete file? Both the complete file and a change/add/delete file are available.
• How often do you update MARC records, and how will I know when there is an update? MARC records are updated monthly and noted in the news section. If you subscribe to the news RSS on the homepage, you will be notified automatically.

MARC records and Excel metadata

Download the full MARC records for eLibrary in four different formats. Below is an explanation of the formats. Scroll down for the links to the files.

You can also download the records based on your subscription. If you prefer, you can download the current monthly update. The files have been zipped for faster download. Please right-click on the file and select save target as, in order to open the file into your software program.