Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Al-Mamlakah al-`Arabiyah al-Sa`udiyah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Majlis ash Shura
in English translation:
Consultative Council
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Majlis ash Shura Maktaba
in English translation:
Library and Information Department
Adress:
Majlis ash Shura
Maktaba
P.O. Box 63393
Riyadh 11516
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Code No. 11212
Telephone:
+966 (1) 482 16 66
Fax:
+966 (1) 488 14 96
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1993
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Abdulrahman al-Sarra
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff
Number of library staff:
16
Annual acquisition budget:
200.000 SAR
(=53.000 US $)
Size of collection:
13.000
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
160
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?
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:
No
IFLA membership:
Yes