Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Commonwealth of Australia
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
in English translation:
The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
House of Representatives ; Senate
in English translation:
Related libraries:
one library for all chambers
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Parliamentary Library
in English translation:
Adress:
Parliamentary Library
Department of Parliamentary Services
PO Box 6000
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Telephone:
61 6 277 7102
Fax:
61 6 277 2403
E-Mail:
web.library@aph.gov.au ; Roxanne.Missingham@aph.gov.au
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/index.htm
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1901
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Roxanne Missingham
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentarians' staff, parliamentary staff; limided access: the media, State parliamentarians (when in Canberra), former senators and members (when in Canberra)
Number of library staff:
218
Annual acquisition budget:
1 200 000 A$
(=850 000 US $)
Size of collection:
100 000
Depository library for which institutions?
Partial depository library of United Nations publications
Other special collections of the library:
Parliamentary Autors' Collection: a collection of works authored by present and past Members of Parliament; press clipping collection including typed transcripts of radio and TV current affairs / news, programmes and cassettes ; political party materials including party platform statements; collection of press statements issued by Ministers, Opposition front bench, back-bench Menbers of Parliament; rare books
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
9 000
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
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
Other special services:
Legislative Research Service, Press Documentation and Information Service
IFLA membership:
Yes