Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Konungariket Sverige
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Sveriges Riksdagen
in English translation:
The Riksdag
unicameral
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Riksdagsbiblioteket
in English translation:
The Riksdag Library
Adress:
Sveriges Riksdag
Riksdagsbiblioteket
S-100 12 Stockholm
Sweden
Visiting address:
Riksdagsbiblioteket
Storkyrkobrinken 7
Stockholm
Telephone:
+46 (8) 786 40 00
Fax:
+46 (8) 786 57 71
E-Mail:
biblioteket@riksdagen.se
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_Page____21039.aspx
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1851
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Gunilla Lilie Bauer
Who may use the library?
Members of Parliament, staff of Parliament; Government and governmental agencies and institutions; Scholars, students and the general public
Number of library staff:
42
Annual acquisition budget:
16.000.000 SEK
(=1.700.000 US $)
Size of collection:
700.000
Other special collections of the library:
Parliamentary documents and laws from other countries; Publications of international organizations such as Nordic Council, Council of Europe, OECD et al.
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
2.000
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?
Yes
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
IFLA membership:
Yes