Libraries in India
Official name of the federated
state/autonomous territory: West
Bengal
State
Official languages: Bengali,
English
Official name of Parliament:
Paschim Banga Bidhan Sabha / West
Bengal Legislative Assembly
- Unicameral -
Address
Pashim Banga Bidham Mondal Granthagar
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assembly House
Calcutta - 700001
Tel. (91)(33)286221 ext 63, telex 0812222 WBGT IN
Cable address: Bendssembele Calcutta
Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1937
Person in charge: Ms Roy
Pranati
Number of library staff: 18,
Number
of professional librarians: 8,
Number
of other staff in the Library: 10
Size of collection: 200.000
Annual acquisitions budget: 200.000
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
IFLA membership: No
Publications concerning the
Library
Documentation
list
List of additions
Parliamentary Papers
* West Bengal Legislative
Assembly proceedings
* Who's who
* List of
Members
* Various Committee reports
In English
