Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Jamaica
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
House of Parliament
in English translation:
House of Parliament
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Senate ; House of Represenatives
in English translation:
Senate ; House of Represenatives
Related libraries:
one library for all chambers
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Houses of Parliament
Parliamentary Library
Gordon House
81, Duke Street
P.O. Box 636
Kingston
Telephone:
+1876 9220200/5
Fax:
+1876 9670064
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1969
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Janet Chambers
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentarians' personal staff, parliamentary staff, public officials, tertiary level researchers
Number of library staff:
2
Annual acquisition budget:
250.000 J$
(=6.000 US $)
Size of collection:
5.000
Depository library for which institutions?
United Nations
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
50
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?
Yes
Has the library automated its cataloguing?
No
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
No
IFLA membership:
No