Official name of the country:
Ye Ethiopia Faderalawe Democracyawe
Republic
(Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)
Official language: Amharic
et al.
Business language: English
Official name of Parliament:*
(There are two parliamentary bodies, the elective Council of
People's
Representatives and the Federal Council the Members of which
are
designated by the State Councils)
*) for the Councils of the component States of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia see World
directory of parliamentary libraries of federated
states
and autonomous
territories
Official names of Chambers:
Ye Faderation Mekerbet (1)
(Federal Council)
Member of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union
Ye Hezeb Tewekayoch Mekerbet (2)
IPU
(Council of People's Representatives)
Member of the ASGP
The Library of the Council of People's Representatives also
serves
the Federal Council
2. Address
Ye Hezeb Tewekayoch Mekerbet
Mezagebit Ena Betemetsahift
P.O. Box 80001
1013 Addis Ababa
Tel.: *(251)(1)553000
Fax: *(251)(1)550900
Telex: 21328 WPE ET
3. Details
on the Library
Person in charge: Ms Haddas
WOLDEAB
Position or official title: Head of
Documentation and Library
Number of library staff: 8
Number of professional librarians:
4
Number of secretarial and support
staff: 4
Size of collection: 100.000
Number of annual accessions:
400
Annual acquisitions budget: 300.000
Br (~ US$ 48.000)
Number of current periodicals:
10
Periodicals indexed for relevant
articles: Yes, by the Library
Number of periodicals which are currently
indexed for articles: 4
Number of periodical articles indexed per
year: 50
Number of current newspapers:
12
Press cuttings: Yes, by the Library
(6)
Clientele: Members, parliamentary
staff; various organizations
Number of reading rooms: 3 (80)
Number of loans per year: 3.500
Reference services: 400
Current bibliographies: 1
Retrospective subject bibliographies:
No
External database searches: No
Analysis and research: Yes, by the
Library
Right to deposit: Yes, on
Journal basis
Depository library: EPRDF information
centre
Other special collections of the
Library: Collection of pamphlets, leaflets, brochures,
national and international journals
Any other information: The Library is
part of the inter-library loan system of libraries in Addis
Ababa
IFLA membership: No
5. Publications concerning the Library
Ye Documentation merjawach
Ena Senedoch Ayayaz
How to handle documents and research papers
Ye Metsaheft Awawas denemb
Ena Senaserat
Rules and regulations on how to borrow
books
Ye Betmetsaheft
Memeria
Guide book on library and librarianship
6. Parliamentary documents
Zena Mekerbet
Council information
(updated in November 1995)
