Libraries in India
Official name of the federated
state/autonomous territory: Karnataka
State
Official language: Kannada
Official name of Parliament:
Karnataka Vidhana Mandala
(Karnataka Legislature Secretariat)
- Unicameral -
Official names of Chambers:
Karnataka Vidhana
Legislative Council (1)
Legislative Assembly (2)
The Library serves both chambers of the Parliament
Address
Karnataka Vidhana Mandala Granthalaya
Karnataka Legislature Library
Vidhana Soudha
P.B. No. 5074
Bangalore - 560001
Karnataka
Tel. (91)(812)200112 ext 2328, telex Vidhana Mandala
Cable address: Comparlas Bangalore
Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1930
Person in charge: Shri Yakub
Shariff,
Position or official title: Deputy
Secretary of Karnataka Legislature
Number of library staff: 10,
Number
of professional librarians: 3,
Number
of other staff in the Library: 7
Size of collection: 130.000
Annual acquisitions budget: 100.000
Rs
Number of current periodicals:
138
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification
system for subject indexing: Thesaurus and classification
system
Restricted to members of parliament:
No,
Who else may use library: staff of
the officers and officials of the Legislature Secretariat
Any other information: The Library
provides press clippings
IFLA membership: No
Publications published by the
Library
Accession list
Quarterly
select
bibligraphy
On bills come up before the Houses of Legislature
Lekhana Soochi
Quarterly
Karnataka Legislature
information journal
Quarterly
Diary of important
events
Publications concerning the
Library
Library, reference and
research service / Legislature Secretariat
Folded leaflet
Parliamentary Papers
Debates
