Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
República de Nicaragua (Republic of Nicaragua)
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Asamblea Nacional
in English translation:
National Assembly
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Asamblea Nacional
Biblioteca "Javier Avilés"
Edificio Bamer, 6° piso
Frente al parque "Luis Alfonso Velásquez"
Managua
Telephone:
+505 2 22 61 06 ; 22 58 16
Fax:
+505 2 22 68 56
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1980
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Rhina Esmeralda Mayorga Paredes
Who may use the library?
Miembros, personal administrativo del parlamento; investigadores, estudiantes; público en general
Number of library staff:
10
Annual acquisition budget:
15.000 NIO
(=2.000 US $)
Size of collection:
28.000
Other special collections of the library:
La
Gaceta (1874 - 1994), publicaciones de la Asamblea Nacional
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
150
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?
No
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
IFLA membership:
Yes