Libraries in Canada

Name of country/territory: Alberta, Canada
Official language: English

Official name of Parliament: Legislative Assembly
- Unicameral -

Address
Alberta Legislature Library
216, Legislature Building
Edmonton, Alta., T5K 2B6
Telephone international code: 1
Telephone area code: 780
Telephone individual no. and extension line: 427-2473
Fax international code: 1
Fax area code: 780
Fax individual no. and extension line: 427-6016
E-Mail: mailto:library.request@assembly.ab.ca
Internet: http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/index.htm

Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1906
Person in charge: Ms Sandra E. Perry,
Position or official title: Legislature Librarian
Number of library staff: 24.5
Number of professional librarians: 9
Number of research and subject analyst staff in the Library: 1
Number of secretarial and support staff: 1
Number of other staff in the Library: 13.5
Size of collection: 432.000
Number of annual accessions (number of volumes): 11.000
Annual acquisitions budget: 647.000 C$
Analytical cataloguing: not by the Library
Number of current periodicals: 358
Number of current newspapers: 156
Press cuttings: by the library
Number of newspapers and press services used for clipping: 4
Library uses thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing: Thesaurus and classification system
Restricted to members of parliament:: the official membership of the Library consists of the Lieutenant-Governor and all Members of the Legislative Assembly. However, in the interest of economy and the most effective use of Alberta's library resources, the Library may be used by other persons. The Alberta public service make extensive use of the facility. University students, lawyers, consultants, and private citizens use the Library to a lesser extent
Reference services: yes
Number of reference requests per year: 3500
Current bibliographies: yes
Number of current bibliographic bulletins or series: 25
Right to deposit: Full federal depository library
Any other information: The Library maintains the largest collection of Alberta government publications
IFLA membership: No

Publications published by the Library
Backhaus, C.: Royal commissions and commissions of inquiry : 1905 - 1976. - 1977
Powell, Karen L.: History of name changes of Alberta government departments & agencies : 1905 - 1973. - 1977
Powell, Karen L.: Reference guide to Alberta government committees : 1905 - 1980. - 1982
McDougall, D. Blake: Lieutenant-Governors of the Northwest Territories and Alberta : 1876 - 1991 / by D. Blake McDougall, John E. McDonough, and Kenneth W. Tingley. - 1991
McDougall, D. Blake: Premiers of the Northwest Territories and Alberta : 1897 - 1991. - 1991
Alberta government libraries' newsletter
Directory of Alberta government libaries
Perry, Sandra E. and Karen L. Powell. On behalf of the Crown : lieutenant governors of the North-West Territories and Alberta, 1869-2005. Edmonton : Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 2006.
Perry, Sandra E. and Jessica J. Craig. The mantle of leadership : premiers of the Northwest Territories and Alberta, 1897-2005. Edmonton : Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 2006.
Perry, Sandra E. and Valerie L. Footz. A higher duty : speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the North-West Territories and Alberta, 1888-2005. Edmonton : Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 2006.

Publications concerning the Library
Hoyano, A.: A history of the Legislature Library / by A. Hoyano and D. Blake MacDougall. - 1979
McDougall, D. Blake: Library handbook. - 1989
McDougall, D. Blake: Alberta // In: Canada's parliamentary libraries=Les bibliothèques parlementaires du Canada / The Association of Parliamentary Librarians in Canada. - 1989

Parliamentary Papers
Alberta Hansard
1906 -
Daily during session
Votes and proceedings
Daily during session ; replaced by corresponding Journals
Journals
1906/09 -
Annual
Reports
Standing or Select Committees
Bills
Public and private