Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Canada
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Parliament of Canada / Parlement du Canada
in English translation:
Parliament of Canada
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Senate / Sénat ; House of Commons / Chambre des Communes
in English translation:
Senate ; House of Commons
Related libraries:
one library for all chambers
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Library of Parliament / Bibliothèque du Parlement
in English translation:
Library of Parliament
Adress:
Library of Parliament / Bibliothèque du Parlement
Ottawa, Ont., K1A 0A9
Telephone:
+1 613 992 4793
Fax:
+1 613 992 1273
E-Mail:
YoungW@parl.gc.ca ; info@parl.gc.ca
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/VirtualLibrary/index-e.asp
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1867
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. William Young
Who may use the library?
Parliamentarians and staff, parliamentary committees, associations and delegations and Senior Senate and House of Commons Officials as well as consultants serving parliamentarians, parliamentary party groups, agencies reporting to Parliament; justices of the Supreme Court; commissions of inquiry; Privy Councillors; members of the parliamentary press gallery, journalists;embassies; visiting scholars
Number of library staff:
276
Annual acquisition budget:
1 400 000 Cdn
(=885 640 US $)
Size of collection:
427 178
Depository library for which institutions?
Canadian Government Publications;
UN, ILO, FAO, WHO, OE, provincial government
Other special collections of the library:
Canadian historical pamphlets, press clipping books, oral history
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
7 924
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Press cuttings:
No
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
Research service:
Yes
IFLA membership:
Yes