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Official name of the federated state/autonomous territory: Maine
State
Official language: English

Official name of Parliament: Maine Legislature
-Bicameral -

Official names of Chambers: Senate (1)
House of Representatives (2)
The Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library serves both chambers of the Parliament

Address
Maine Legislature
Maine State Law and Legislative
Reference Library
State House Station 43
Augusta, ME 04333-0043
Tel. (1)(207)2871600
Fax (1)(207)2896228

Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1971
Person in charge: Ms Lynn E. Randall,
Position or official title: State Law Librarian
Number of library staff: 15,
      Number of professional librarians: 6,
      Number of other staff in the Library: 9
Size of collection: 105.670
Number of current periodicals: 390
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: open to the public
Right to deposit: Selective depository status for Maine State documents and US Federal documents
Any other information: Legislative documents, newspaper clipping files
IFLA membership: No

Publications published by the Library

Compilation of proposed legislation to reduce the size of the Maine Legislature or to create a unicameral Legislature. - 1992.
Selected new items on our shelves
Where to find Maine law and government on the web
interlibrary loan services
How to find law review articles
How to find books
Legal resources for non-lawyers

Publications concerning the Library
Law and Legislative Reference Library: an introductory guide and introduction to Library services
How to find news papers and clippingsPaper volumes containing...
Summary of legislation for the joint standing committees of the Maine Legislature
Paper volumes containing summaries of bills, amendments and enacted laws
(updated in October 1999)