Official name of the country:
Canada
Official languages: English,
French
Official name of Parliament:*
Parliament of Canada / Parlement du
Canada
Greffier du Sénat et Greffier des Parlements)
Member of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union
-Bicameral -
Official names of Chambers:
Senate / Sénat (1)
Member of the ASGP
House of Commons / Chambre des
Communes (2) ASGP
The Library serves both chambers of the Parliament
2. Address
Library of Parliament
Bibliothèque du Parlement
Ottawa, Ont., K1A 0A9
CANADA
Tel.: *(1)(613) 995-1166
Fax: *(1)(613)9921269
Telex: 0533139
E-mail:
parer@parl.gc.ca
Homepage:
www.parl.gc.ca
3. Details
on the Library
Year of foundation: 1867
Person in charge: Mr Richard
PARÉ
Position or official title:
Parliamentary Librarian / Bibliothécaire Parlementaire
Number of library staff: 276
Number of professional librarians:
139
Number of research and subject analyst staff
in the Library: 93
Number of secretarial and support
staff: 21
Number of other staff: 23 (Public
Programs (21), executive services (23))
Size of collection: 427,178
Number of annual accessions:
7,924
Annual acquisitions budget: 1,400,000
Cdn (~ US$ 885.640.00)
Number of current periodicals:
7,924
Periodicals indexed for relevant
articles: Yes, by the Library
Number of periodicals which are currently
indexed for articles: 750
Number of periodical articles indexed per
year: 3,200
Number of current newspapers:
3,200
Press cuttings: Not by the
library
Indexing of Parliamentary Papers:
Yes, by the Library; by: Senate comittees
Library in charge of the archival materials
of the Parliament: Yes
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification
system for subject indexing: Thesaurus and classification
system
Automation of cataloguing: Catalog
accessible online
Is the automated library catalogue
accessible as an online catalogue to outside users?:
Yes
Clientele: Parliamentarians and
staff, parliamentary committees, associations and delegations and
Senior Senate and House of Commons Officials as well as consultants
serving parliamentarians, parliamentary party groups, agencies
reporting to Parliament; justices of the Supreme Court; commissions
of inquiry; Privy Councillors; members of the parliamentary press
gallery, journalists; embassies; visiting scholars
Number of reading rooms: 5 (51
seats)
Number of loans per year:
15,040
Reference services: 98,000
Current bibliographies: Yes
Retrospective subject bibliographies:
363 bibliographies
External database searches: Yes
Analysis and research: Yes
Other special services:
PARLCAT: online catalogue
PARLCD: desktop access to many important
information resources
PARLMEDIA: a searchable full-text
database of Canadian newspapers, both English and French
Easy Find: a list of useful sites on the
Internet; includes a Hot Topics Section, updated regularly, with
links to newsworthy publications
Internet training
Databases: access to a wide variety of
commercial and public online databases used extensively in
answering questions
PARLREF: online Request Service
Articles: Desktop access to a weekly
electronic bibliography of recent articles chosen from English and
French periodicals
Right to deposit: Canadian Government
Publications
Depository library: UN, ILO, FAO,
WHO, OECD, provincial governments
Other special collections of the
Library: Canadian historical pamphlets, press clipping
books, oral history
Any other informations: The Library's
Parliamentary Research Branch (PRB) with a staff of some 80
researchers provides research, analysis, information and consulting
services to Members of the Senate and the House of Commons and
other parliamentary clients on a wide range of legislative, policy
and constituency or regional issues. It also provides the subject
specialists that assist parliamentary committees and associations.
It has an extensive Publications Program with papers available
electronically on the parliamentary and public websites. The PRB
has an internship program and also manages several series of
seminars offering interactive workshops and public policy
discussion seminars to Parliamentarians and their staff.
Further, the Library provides an Information Service to respond to
questions from the general public on the history, role and
activities of Parliament and distributes information products such
as brochures and info-notes. The Library enhances public awareness
of Parliament through its Parliamentary Public Programs: Education
Outreach (primarily the annual Teacher's Institute on Canadian
Parliamentary Democracy), Visitor Services, Parliamentary Tours and
the Souvenir Boutique. A variety of information on the Library of
Parliament is available to the public on the Parliamentary Internet
Parlementaire website:
www.parl.gc.ca
IFLA membership: Yes
4. Publications published by the Library :
Compilations are now web-based, active server pages with many
search options
Quorum:
a selection of articles from various Canadian newspapers from
English and French daily newspapers (bi-weekly during recess)
- Bibliographies and reading lists
- List of collected library resources on a particular topic (on demand or in anticipation of multiple requests by parliamentarians)
- Current issue reviews
Irregular. - Descriptive commentaries of topical interest. - Regularly updated - Mini-Reviews
Irregular. - Brief reports on newsworthy events and other information topics - Backgrounders
Irregular. - In-depth studies of policy - Legislative summaries
Overview of a bill, its purpose, changes to present legislation and effects
Publications list: updated bibliography of Parliamentary Research Branch publications
Electronic Services: electronic products and services
PARLCAT: online catalogue
PARLCD: desktop access to many important
information resources
PARLMEDIA: a searchable full-text
database of Canadian newspapers, both English and French
Easy Find: a list of useful sites on the
Internet; includes a Hot Topics Section, updated regularly, with
links to newsworthy publications
Internet training
- Databases: access to a wide variety of commercial and public online databases used extensively in answering questions
- PARLREF: online Request Service
- Articles: Desktop access to a weekly electronic bibliography of recent articles chosen from English and French periodicals
5. Publications concerning the
library
Library of
Parliament: A Guide to Services - Bibliothèque du Parlement
: guide des services
The Report on
Plans and Priorities of the Library of Parliament; the Performance
Report of the Library of Parliament --which has replaced the Annual
Report of the Parliamentary Librarian. (produced
yearly)
IFLA Conference Papers 2001 available at
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s3/conf/preconf
01.htm:
Milliken, Peter, Speaker of the House of
Commons, Role of the Library of Parliament
Paré, Richard, Parliamentary
Librarian, Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada, The Library
of Parliament at the dawn of a New Century
Landry, Pierrette, Executive Office,
Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada, The Library of
Parliament Today
1986
Spicer, Erik, J.: The Canadian Library of
Parliament // In: Parlament und Bibliotek. - Müchen :
Saur, 1986. - p.345 - 354
6. Parliamentary documents of Parliament/Chamber: Documents are available via the Parliamentary Internet ( www.parl.gc.ca)
Debates of the Senate: (Hansard)
Daily sitting
edition and bound edition. - Official verbatim record of the
speeches delivered in the Senate. - Published in separate English
and French editions Index
Table of contents appears at the back of each issue during the
session. -Cumulated
Index published from time to time as a separate and in the bound
edition of Hansard.
Issued in separate English and French editions
Proceedings of Committees (Senate) Official verbatim record of
Senate Committee proceedings. - Bilingual fascicules issued for
each committee index
Bilingual. - Issued at irregular intervals depending on length of
session
Bills
Draft legislation concerning either public or private matters. -
Numbered sequentially, beginning with s1. - Issued in bilingual
format
Committee reports
Currently published as numbered fascicules
issued as part of Proceedings of Committee.
Occasionally issued with separate cover and title page. - Issued as
separates or as bilingual editions
Journals
Official record of Senate proceedings. -
Currently published in a bilingual format. - Indexed.
Order Paper and Notice Paper
Daily order paper and official record of
Senate proceedings for each sitting.
Currently published in a bilingual format
Sessional papers
Documents tabled in the Senate or filed
with the Clerk during a given session.
Numbered since 32nd Parliament 2nd session. - Listed in the
Journals of the Senate
Rules of the Senate of Canada. - 2001
Loose-leaf edition
Canadian Directory of Parliament
House of Commons
Documents are available via the Parliamentary Internet (
www.parl.gc.ca)
Debates of the House of Commons:
(Hansard)
Daily sitting edition and Bound edition. - Official verbatim record
of House deliberations. - Published in separate English and French
editions
Index
A table of contents appears at the back of each issue. - Issued in
cumulative fascicules during the session as unrevised and
republished in final bound form. - Issued in separate English and
French editions
Minutes of proceedings
Official record of House Committee proceedings. - Issued in
separate English and French edition for each committee. Available
on the Parliamentary Internet only (
www.parl.gc.ca)
Evidence
Official verbatim record of House Committee proceedings. Issued in
separate English and French editions for each Committee. Available
on Parliamentary Internet only (
www.parl.gc.ca)
Index
Issued in separate English and French editions. Available on the
Parliamentary Internet only (
www.parl.gc.ca)
Bills
Draft legislation concerning either public or private matters. -
Numbered sequentially
for public bills from C1 - C200; C201 - C1000 for private members
public bills;
C1001 - for private bills originating in the House. - Issued in
bilingual format
Committee reports
Currently published as numbered fascicules as part of committee
minutes of proceedings and evidence. - Occasionally issued with
separate cover and title page. - Issued in separate English and
French or as bilingual editions
Journals
Official record of House proceedings. - Currently published in
bilingual format. - Indexed
Order paper and notice paper
Official list of business before the House. - Published before each
sitting and includes notices of new business in Notice Paper
section. - Contains Weekly review. - Bilingual
Projected order of business
Guide to the business, which may be considered by the House. -
Published daily before each sitting
Monthly supplement to the Order Paper:
questions
All questions appear initially on the Notice paper and they are
transferred to the appropriate section of the daily Order paper for
the end of the month. - At the beginning of each succeeding month
all outstanding questions are printed in the Monthly
supplement
Sessional papers
Documents tabled for the information of the House pursuant to
statute or standing orders. - Numbered and classified. - Listed in
Journals and Votes and proceedings
Status of House Business
Guide to each stage of consideration of all bills before the House.
- Includes an alphabetical subject index to legislation presented
to the House. - Bilingual. -
Beauchesne's parliamentary rules and forms of the
House of Commons of Canada. - 6th ed. - 1989
Selected decisions of Speaker. (published separately
for each Speaker)
Procedural paper series / Table Research Branch
(updated in June 2003)
