Libraries in India
Official name of the federated
state/autonomous territory: Sikkim
State
Official languages: English
Official name of Parliament:
Sikkim Legislative Assembly
- Unicameral -
Address
Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Library and Research Section
Sikkim Legislative Assembly House
Gangtok - 737101
Sikkim
Tel. 23631 ext 213, 23632 ext 313
Cable address: Sikkim Assembly
Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1978
Person in charge: Ms Pema
Topden,
Position or official title: Libraran
cum Research officer
Number of library staff: 2,
Number
of professional librarians: 1,
Number
of other staff in the Library: 1
Size of collection: 13.500
Annual acquisitions budget: 60.000
Rs
Number of current periodicals:
45
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification
system for subject indexing: Classification system
Restricted to members of parliament:
No,
Who else may use library: heads from
government departments, research scholars, staff of the Assembly
Secretariat
IFLA membership: No
Parliamentary Papers
* Proceedings of the Sikkim
Legislative Assembly
-* Reports of committees
In English and
Nepali
