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)
