Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
New Zealand / Aotearoa
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
House of Representatives
in English translation:
House of Representatives
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
House of Representatives
Parliamentary Library
Parliament Buildings
Wellington
Telephone:
+64 (4) 4719999;4719623
Fax:
+64 (4) 4719619
E-Mail:
Ruth.MacEachern@parliament.govt.nz
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/AboutParl/HstBldgs/Buildings/Library/3/8/d/00VisitHstBldgsBuildingsLibrary1-Parliamentary-Library.htm
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1858
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Ruth Maceachern
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff
Number of library staff:
60
Annual acquisition budget:
319.000 NZ$
(=204.000 US $)
Size of collection:
506.000
Legal deposit?
Yes
Depository library for which institutions?
UN and specialized agencies: WHO, OECD, European Union, Council of Europe, Commonwealth Secretariat, SIPRI, Canadian Govt., US Govt., Australian Govt.
Other special collections of the library:
International documents collection, national newspaper collection
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
3.500
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?
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
Research service:
Yes
Other special services:
Bills digest service
IFLA membership:
Yes