Libraries in India
Official name of the federated
state/autonomous territory: Bihar
State
Official languages: Hindi,
English
Official name of Parliament:
Vidhan Mandal / Legislature
-Bicameral -
Official names of Chambers: Bihar Vidhan Parishad / Legislative Council (1)
Address
Bihar Vidhan Parisad
Sandarbh Pustakalaya
Bihar Legislative council
Patna - 80015
Tel. 232922
Details on the Library
Year of foundation:: 1989
Person in charge: Sidheshwar
Narayan,
Position or official title: Secretary
of Bihar
Number of library staff: 7
Size of collection: 660
Annual acquisitions budget: 5.000
Rs
Number of current periodicals: 10 +
14 daily newspapers
Restricted to members of parliament:
No,
Who else may use library: former
Members of both chambers of the Parliament staff, the press
IFLA membership: No
Parliamentary Papers
Pravednu
Reports
Vividhawali
Miscellany
Jeevan
Parishaya
Bibliographical data
Parishad
drishti
Periodical published by the Bihar Legislative
Council
All papers in Hindi
Official names of Chambers: Vidhan Sabha / Legislative Assembly (2)
Address
Bihar Vidhan Mandal Pustakalaya
Bihar Legislature Library
Patna
Tel. 224752
Cable address: Comparlas Patna
Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1921
Person in charge: Mr Shyamdeo
Dwivedi
Number of library staff: 33,
Number
of professional librarians: 5,
Number
of other staff in the Library: 26
Size of collection: 100.000
Annual acquisitions budget: 100.000
Rs
Number of current periodicals:
90
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification
system for subject indexing: Classification system
Restricted to members of parliament:
No,
Who else may use library: research
Scholars of different Universities are allowed to use the
Library
IFLA membership: No
Publications published by the
Library
The origin and
development of Bihar Legislature
Following books are under print:
History of
Council of Ministers in Bihar from 1977 to 1992
History of Bihar
Legislature Secretariat
- Documented history of President's rules in
Bihar
Parliamentary Papers
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