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Official name of the country: Republic of Palau
Official languages: English, Palauan

Official name of Parliament:* (Technically, a tricameral system exists, although only the elective bicameral
National Congress is the supreme legislative authority, whereas the advisory
Council of Chiefs tenders advice on matters affecting customary law and practice)

*) for »the parliaments of the component States of Palau see World directory of parliamentary libraries of federated states and autonomous territories

Official names of Chambers: Council of Chiefs (1)
Olbiil Era Kelulau / Palau National Congress
-Bicameral -
Blai ra Senate / The Senate Chamber (2)
Blai ra House / House of Delegates (3)
The Congressional Library serves both chambers of the Congress

2. Address
Olbiil Era Kelulau
Palau Congressional Library
P.O. Box 8
Korror PW 96940
Tel.: *(680)4882507; 4882535
Fax: *(680)4885653; 4882787; 4882633

3. Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1981
Person in charge: Mr Harry BESEBES
Position or official title: Congressional Librarian
Number of library staff: 2
Number of professional librarians: 2
Size of collection: 3.000
Number of annual accessions: 350
Annual acquisitions budget: 35.000 US$
Number of current periodicals: 0
Number of current newspapers: 0
Indexing of Parliamentary Papers: Yes, by the Congressional Clerks
Library in charge of the archival materials of the Parliament: Yes
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing: Thesaurus
Automation of cataloguing: No
Clientele: Members, parliamentary staff; open to the public
Number of reading rooms: 1 (4)
Reference services: Yes
Current bibliographies: No
Retrospective subject bibliographies: No
External database searches: No
Analysis and research: Yes, by Legal Counsel staff
Right to deposit: No
Depository library: No
IFLA membership: No

6. Parliamentary documents
Olbiil Era Kelulau
Legislations passed by the Congress
Journals of sessions deliberation
Committee reports on legislation
Directories

(updated in October 1995)

Quelle: http://www.bundestag.de/bic/bibliothek/library/palau
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