Official name of the country:
Bharatiya Ganatantra / Republic of
India
Official languages: Hindi
Official name of Parliament:*
Sansad (Parliament)
-Bicameral -
Member of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union
Official names of Chambers:
Lok Sabha / House of the People
Member of the ASGP
Rajya Sabha / Council of
States
Member of the ASGP
The Library serves both chambers of the Parliament
2. Address
Sansad Granthalaya Sandharabh, Shodh, Pralekhan Aur Suchana
Sewa
Parliamentary Library and Reference, Research, Documentation and
Information Service
Parliament House
New Delhi
India
Tel.: *(91)(11) 3034654; 3034658
Fax: *(91)(11) 3016495; 3034662
Telex: 3166156 LSS IN
E-mail:
chadha@sansad.nic.in
Homepage: Indian Parliament
http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/
3. Details
on the Library
Year of foundation: 1921
Person in charge: Mr John
JOSEPH
Position or official title: Joint
Secretary
Number of library staff: 240
Number of professional librarians:
101
Number of research and subject analyst staff
in the Library: 30
Number of secretarial and support
staff: 109
Size of collection: 1.050.000
Number of annual accessions:
25.600
Annual acquisitions budget: 3.500.000
Rs (~ US$ 100.000)
Number of current periodicals:
690
Periodicals indexed for relevant
articles: Yes, by the Library
Number of periodicals which are currently
indexed for articles: 385
Number of periodical articles indexed per
year: 15.700
Number of current newspapers:
202
Press cuttings: Yes, by the Library
(26)
Indexing of Parliamentary Papers:
Yes, by the Library
Library in charge of the archival materials
of the Parliament: Yes
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification
system for subject indexing: Classification system
Automation of cataloguing: Yes
Is the automated library catalogue
accessible as an online catalogue to outside users?:
No
Clientele: Members, parliamentary
staff; accredited press correspondents; bona fide research scholars during the period
when Parliament is not in session
Number of reading rooms: 3 (75)
Number of loans per year:
32.500
Reference services: 4.500
Current bibliographies: No
Retrospective subject bibliographies:
No
External database searches: Yes
Analysis and research: Yes, by the
Library
Right to deposit: The Parliament
Library is entitled to receive books printed in India under the
Provisions of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, as
supplemented by Executive Order of 3 September 1951. Under this Act
it is entitled to receive a copy of each publication from the
printers through State Governments
Depository library: Selective
depository status for United Nations and their agencies
Other special collections of the
Library: Ghandiana, Nehruana
Any other information: The
Parliamentary Library is integrated into the LARRDI Service which
consists of Library, Research, Reference, Documentation and
Information Service; Parliamentary Museum and Archives have also
been set up as separate Services
IFLA membership: Yes
4. Publications published by the Library
Journal of parliamentary
information
Quarterly. - In English and Hindi
Digest of legislative and
constitutional cases Quarterly
Digest of central
acts Quarterly
Public undertakings
: digest of news and views Monthly
* Diary of political
events Monthly
* Abstract of books, reports
and articles Quarterly
* Parliamentary
documentation Fortnightly
Science and
technology : news digest Monthly
* Parliament Library
bulletin Monthly
IPG newsletter
Quarterly
5. Publications concerning the Library
Parliament Library and
Reference, Research, Documentation, and Information
Service : an introductory
guide
Parliament Library
rules
Periodicals in Parliament
Library
Parliamentary
documentation
Fortnightly
6. Parliamentary documents
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
debates
Bills, as
introduced
Reports of the
parliamentary committees
List of
business
Lists of questions :
starred, unstarred and short notice questions
Parliamentary
bulletin Parts I & II
Rules of procedure and
conduct of business
Directions from the
chair
Decisions from the
chair
Handbook for
Members
Who's who / Rajya
Sabha
Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
debates
Bills, as
introduced
Reports of the
parliamentary committees
List of
business
Lists of questions :
starred, unstarred and short notice questions
Parliamentary
bulletin Parts I & II
Rules of procedure and
conduct of business in Lok Sabha
Directions by the
Speaker
Decisions from the
chair
Handbook for
Members
Who's who / Lok
Sabha
(updated in August 1998)
