Official name of chamber:
in original language (Latin transcript):
House of Lords
in English translation:
House of Lords
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament
instead?
Adress:
House of Lords
The Library
Houses of Parliament
London SW1A 0PW
Telephone:
+44 (171) 2195242
Fax:
+44 (171) 2196396
E-Mail:
hllibrary@parliament.uk
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/online-tours/virtualtours/lords-library-tour/
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1826
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. David Jones
Who may use the library?
Members, officers of either House, restricted number of accredited
research assistants
Number of library staff:
20
Size of collection:
100.000
Other special collections of the library:
Truro law collections, Peel tracts, tracts on Charles I and the
Civil War
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
450
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
No
Press cuttings:
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?
No
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for
subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
IFLA membership:
Yes