There are books , journals , newspapers , magazines , sound and music recordings , patents , databases , maps , stamps , prints , drawings and much more . The library is a major research library , holding over 150 million items from every country in the world , in virtually all known languages and in many formats , both print and digital : books , manuscripts , journals , newspapers , magazines , sound and music recordings , videos , play-scripts , patents , databases , maps , stamps , prints , drawings .