Libraries in Canada
Official name of the federated
state/autonomous territory: British
Columbia
Province
Official language: English
Official name of Parliament:
Legislative Assembly of British
Columbia
- Unicameral -
2. Address
Legislative Library of British Columbia
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, B.C., V8V 1X4
Canada
Tel. (1)(250)387 6510
Fax (1)(250)356 1373
Telex 0497135 BC GOVT VIC
Cable address: Comparlas Victoria
E-mail:
llbc.ref@leg.bc.ca
Homepage:
http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/index.htm#about
Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1863
Person in charge: Ms Joan A.
Barton
Position or official title:
Director
Number of library staff: 29
Number
of professional librarians: 16
Number
of research and subject analyst staff: 6
Number
of secretarial and support staff: 13
Size of collection: 1.410.000
Number of annual accessions:
34.600
Annual acquisitions budget: 260.000
C$ (~ US$ 182.000)
Number of current periodicals:
2.585
Periodicals indexed for relevant
articles: Yes, by the Library
Number of periodicals which are currently
indexed for articles: 100
Number of periodical articles indexed per
year: 3.979
Press cuttings: Yes, by the library
(54)
Indexing of Parliamentary Papers:
Yes, by the Library and by: Hansard Office
Library in charge of the archival materials
of the Parliament: No
Library uses for subject indexing:
Thesaurus and classification system
Automation of cataloguing: Yes
Is the automated library catalogue
accessible as an online catalogue to outside users?:
Yes
Restricted to members of parliament:
No
Who else may use library: the
official membership of the Library consists of the
Lieutenant-Governor, Members of the Legislative Assembly, and
Officers of the House. Other persons may also use the facilities.
However, the needs of the Official membership take precedence and
access is generally restricted to periods when the Legislature is
not in session
Number of reading rooms: 1 (20)
Reference services: 9.000
Current bibliographies: Yes
Number of current bibliographic bulletins or
series: 1
Retrospective subject bibliographies:
No
External database searches: Yes
Analysis and research:No
Right to deposit: Full depositary
status for British Columbia government publications
Depository library for: British
Columbia government IFLA membership:
No
Publications published by the
Library
Bennett, Judith
Antonik: British Columbia Executive
Council appointments : 1871 - 1986 / by Judith Antonik
Benett and Frederike Verspoor. - Victoria, B.C. : Legislative
Library, 1989
Bennett, Judith
Antonik: Royal commissions and
commissions of inquiry under the Public Inquiries Act in British
Columbia : 1943 - 1980. - Victoria, B.C. : Legislative
Library, 1982
British Columbia government
publications monthly checklist. - Victoria, B.C. :
Legislative Library, 1970 -
Cataloguing in publication
(CIP) : a guide for British Columbia government publishers.
- Victoria, B.C. : Legislative Library, 1986
Bruce, Vivienne:
Women Members of the Legislature of
British Columbia. - Victoria, B.C. : Legislative Library,
1988
Electoral history of British
Columbia : 1871 - 1986. - Victoria, B.C., 1988
Publications concerning the
Library
Annual report of the British
Columbia Legislative Library. - Victoria, B.C. : Legislative
Library
Legislative reference
service. - Victoria, B.C. : Legislative Library, 1987
User's guide to the British
Columbia Legislative Library. - Victoria, B.C. : Legislative
Library, 1990
Barton, Joan A.:
British
Columbia=Colombie-Britannique // In: Canada's parliamentary
libraries=Les bibliothèques parlementaires du Canada / The
Association of Parliamentary Librarians in Canada. - 1989
Parliamentary Papers
Orders of the
day
Daily during session
Debates :
Hansard
1871 -
Daily during session
Votes and
proceedings
Daily during session ; replaced by
corressponding Journals
Journals
1872
-
Annual
Standing orders
1930 -
Bills
Government and Members
