Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Republic of South Africa / Repuliek van Suid-Afrika
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Parliament of the Republic of South Africa / Parlement van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika
in English translation:
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
The National Council of Provinces ; National Assembly
in English translation:
The National Council of Provinces ; National Assembly
Related libraries:
one library for all chambers
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
The Library of Parliament
Parliament Street
P.O. Box 18
8000 Cape Town
Telephone:
+27 (21) 403 21 40/3
Fax:
+27 (21) 461 43 31
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1857
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Albert Ntunja
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff; State Residency, Government, judges of the Supreme Court; scholars (by special permission)
Number of library staff:
45
Size of collection:
80.000
Legal deposit?
Yes
Depository library for which institutions?
United Nations, World Health Organization, International Labour Organization
Other special collections of the library:
Mendelssohn Africana collection, parliamentary and official documents collection
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
2.518
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?
Yes
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:
No
IFLA membership:
Yes