Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
in English translation:
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Senate ; House of Representatives
in English translation:
Senate ; House of Representatives
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):
Parliament Library
in English translation:
Adress:
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Parliament Library
Red House
Abercromby Street
P.O. Box 878
Port of Spain
Telephone:
+1 868 6279603
Fax:
+1 868 6254672
E-Mail:
librarian@ttparliament.org
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.ttparliament.org
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1894
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Caroline M. L. Kangalee
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentarians' personal staff, parliamentary staff; former Members; Government officials; scholars
Number of library staff:
12
Size of collection:
200.000
Other special collections of the library:
video library; cd-roms, microfilm collection
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
56
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?
Yes
Has the library automated its cataloguing?
Yes
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
Other special services:
Scanning of documents; newspapers on microfilm; video services
IFLA membership:
No