Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Kongeriket Norge (Kingdom of Norway)
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Stortinget
in English translation:
Parliament
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Stortinget
Stortingsbiblioteket
(Library of the Storting)
Karl Johansgt. 22
0026 Oslo 1
Telephone:
+47 23 31 36 90
Fax:
+47 23 31 38 59
E-Mail:
gro.sandgrind@stortinget.no
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.stortinget.no/no/Stottemeny/Kontakt/Stortingsbiblioteket/
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1871
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Gro Sandgrind
Who may use the library?
Members and staff in Parliament, former Members, government officials, scholars
Number of library staff:
13
Annual acquisition budget:
400.000 NOK
(=800.000 US $)
Size of collection:
180.000
Other special collections of the library:
Political brochures and election programmes from 1900 to date; clippings of biographical articels on MPs from 1950 to date
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
400
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Press cuttings:
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
Other special services:
Mediathek that makes recordings of Norwegian radio- and television programmes available for Members and their staff for the last 2 months
IFLA membership:
Yes