Trade literature includes all documents containing information about manufacturers and their products, presented in the form of descriptions of construction and operation, applications, technical parameters, sometimes also including the product's price, production volume, or trade turnover.
In the Library's collections, there are manufacturers' catalogues from various industries with diverse levels of scientific and informational content. These collections mainly consist of domestic literature. The most numerous group is represented by catalogues in the field of mining. They cover a broad range of underground mining mechanization, including machines for excavation and transport, mechanized enclosures, wall complexes, backfilling devices, drilling equipment, ventilation and air conditioning devices, hoisting machinery, topics related to the mechanical processing and enrichment of coal, environmental protection, and issues associated with mining restructuring. Mining guidebook series include valuable schematics of mining machinery.