Official name of the country: Türkmenistan
Official language: Turkmenskiy

Official name of Parliament: (There are two parliamentary bodies, although only the elective Assembly of
Turkmenistan engages in normal legislative activity, whereas the People's Council
which meets infrequently, establishes broad policy guidelines and considers
constitutional amendments)
Official names of Chambers: Khalk Maslakhati (1)
(People's Council)
Türkmenistanyn Mejlisi (2)
(Assembly of Turkmenistan)
The Assembly Library also serves the People's Council

2. Address
Türkmenistanyn Mejlisi
Mejlisinin Kitaphanasi
ul. Gogolya, 17
744000 Ashgabat
Tel.: *(7)(3632)391692
Fax: *(7)(3632)294242

3. Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1992
Person in charge: G-zha Gul'nara ARTYKOVA
Position or official title: Mejlisinin Kitaphanasynyn Müdiri
Number of library staff: 1
Number of professional librarians: 1
Size of collection: 300
Number of current periodicals: 10
Periodicals indexed for relevant articles: Da, Bibliotekoy
Number of periodical articles indexed per year: 550
Number of current newspapers: 13
Press cuttings: Da, Bibliotekoy
Indexing of Parliamentary Papers: Da, Bibliotekoy
Library in charge of the archival materials of the Parliament: Da
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing: Klassifikatsionnaya sistema
Automation of cataloguing:; Net
Clientele: Chleny parlamenta, sotrudniki Apparata parlamenta
Number of reading rooms: 1 (20)
Number of loans per year: 1.300
Reference services: 250
Analysis and research: Da, Bibliotekoy
IFLA membership: Da

6. Parliamentary documents
Türkmenistanyn Mejlisi
* Vedomosti Mejlisa Turkmenistana
Yezhegodno. - Na turkmenskom i russkom yazykakh
Stenograficheskiye otchety sessiy Mejlisa Turkmenistana
Na turkmenskom i russkom yazykakh

(updated in March 1996)