Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajawadi Janarajaya / Ilangai Jananayage (The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajawadi Janarajaye Parlimentuwa
in English translation:
Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Pustakalaya
in English translation:
Parlamentary Library
Adress:
Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajawadi Janarajaye Parlimentuwa
Parlimentu Pustakalaya
Parliament House
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Telephone:
+94 (1) 864483/6, 864100 ext 6460
Fax:
+94 (1) 86 42 27
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1927
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Neththasinghe Mudiyanselage Chandra Thilakarathne
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff; Cabinet of Ministers
Number of library staff:
14
Annual acquisition budget:
320.000 LKR
(=6.400 US $)
Size of collection:
33.000
Other special collections of the library:
Rare books on Sri Lanka
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
35
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
No
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
IFLA membership:
No