Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
República del Perú (Republic of Peru)
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Congresso de la República del Perú
in English translation:
Congress of the Republic of Peru
unicameral
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament
instead?
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Biblioteca Cesar Vallejo del Congreso de la Republica
in English translation:
Library of Congress of the Republic of Peru
Adress:
Biblioteca Cesar Vallejo del Congreso de la Republica
Library of Congress of the Republic of Peru
Palacio Legislativo
Plaza Bolivar s/n
Lima - 1
PERU
Telephone:
+51 (1) 311 75 28
Fax:
+51 (1) 311 75 28
E-Mail:
ssoto@congreso.gob.pe
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.congreso.gob.pe/biblio.htm
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1822
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Segundo Soto Coronel
Who may use the library?
Members of Parliament, directives, assistants, employees and
general public
Number of library staff:
24
Annual acquisition budget:
450.000 PEN
(=134.000 US $)
Size of collection:
10.000
Depository library for which institutions?
United Nations
Other special collections of the library:
Audio-visual and electronic collections
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
520
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Are the papers of the parliament indexed?
Yes
Is the library in charge of the archival materials of the
parliament?
No
Has the library automated its cataloguing?
Yes
Is the automated catalogue accessible to outside users?
Yes
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for
subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
IFLA membership:
Yes