Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Magyar Köztársaság
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Magyar Országgyülés
in English translation:
Hungarian National Assembly
unicameral
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
No
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Országgyülési Könyvtár
in English translation:
Library of the Hungarian Parliament
Adress:
Országgyülési Könyvtár
Kossuth Lajos tér 1 - 3
P.O.B. 3
1357 Budapest
Hungary
Telephone:
+36 (1) 4414660
Fax:
+36 (1) 4414853
E-Mail:
info@ogyk.hu
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.ogyk.hu
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1870
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. János Ambrus
Who may use the library?
Members of the Parliament, their personal staff, parliamentary staff, Hungarian members of the European Parliament, public (Hungarian and foreign citizens aged more than 18)
Number of library staff:
86
Annual acquisition budget:
52 000 000 Florint
(=277 000 US $)
Size of collection:
895 000
Legal deposit?
Yes
Depository library for which institutions?
UN, UNESCO, GATT/WTO, ILO, European Union
Other special collections of the library:
Hungarian and foreign parliamentary papers
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
2 500
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Press cuttings:
Yes
Are the papers of the parliament indexed?
No
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