Official name of chamber:
in original language (Latin transcript):
House of Commons
in English translation:
House of Commons
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
House of Commons Library
in English translation:
Adress:
House of Commons Library
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Telephone:
+44 (0) 2072193666
Fax:
+44 (0) 207219 6618
E-Mail:
hclibrary@parliament.uk
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/commons/commonslibrary/
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1818
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. John Pullinger
Who may use the library?
Members of Parliament and their staff. Parliamentary staff
Number of library staff:
179
Annual acquisition budget:
1 046 700 GB£
(=1 699 346 US $)
Size of collection:
350 000 vols
Other special collections of the library:
Parliamentary papers, other U.K. government publications, publications of the United Nations and agencies, European Union publications.
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
700
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:
Library loans service
IFLA membership:
Yes