Malaysiana Collection- The term Malaysiana is defined to mean all works about Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. Journals that are published in Malaysia are included in this collection. Non-book materials are excluded as they require different conditions of storage from the printed materials. To enable the Library user to identify the Malaysiana items, prefix rbm is used in the call number in the Library Catalogue.

USM Archival Collection - This collection contains materials, irrespective of whether it is published or not, about the University. At present this collection includes books published by the University Publisher, some photographs of the old buildings in the campus, research reports and other materials pertaining to the University. The word Arkib is used in the call number to denote the location of this item in the Library Catalogue.

Pamphlets Collection - Informational materials in the form of articles, pamphlets etc. on Malaysia are kept in this collection. A separate database, using Win/ISIS is used to keep record of this collection.

Rare Books Collection - Books printed locally prior to 1945 and books printed anywhere before 1900 are kept in this collection irrespective of the content or subject. Books which are considered scarce and books of limited editions are also included. A prefix bn is used in the call number to denote the location of this item in the Library Catalogue.