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)