Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Costa Rica
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica
in English translation:
Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
unicameral
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Biblioteca Monseñor Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez
Apdo. 75-1013
San José
Telephone:
+506 2231305
Fax:
+506 2331656
E-Mail:
jvolio@congreso.aleg.go.cr
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1953
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Julieta Volio Guevara
Who may use the library?
Legislators and staff, employees for loans outside the library, general public for consulting at the library.
Number of library staff:
23
Annual acquisition budget:
3.500.000 colones
(=13.453 US $)
Size of collection:
33.500
Legal deposit?
Yes
Depository library for which institutions?
OIT, United Nations
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
600
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Press cuttings:
Yes
Are the papers of the parliament indexed?
No
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?
Yes
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
Other special services:
Selective Disemination of Information, Statistical Information Services
IFLA membership:
Yes