Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
República de Panamá (Republic of Panama)
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Asamblea Legislativa
in English translation:
Legislative Assembly
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament
instead?
Adress:
Asamblea Legislativa
Biblioteca Parlamentaria Dr. Justo Arosemena
Palacio Legislativo
Apdo. 3346
Zona 4
Panamá
Telephone:
+507 2 62 84 46 ; 62 00 00 ext 201
Fax:
+507 2 62 41 25
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1981
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Argelia Pimentel Sanjur
Who may use the library?
Miembros, personal administrativo del parlamento; funcionarios de
otras instituciones; investigadores
Number of library staff:
7
Size of collection:
16.000
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
25
Press cuttings:
Yes
Has the library automated its cataloguing?
Yes
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for
subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
IFLA membership:
No