Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Dawlat al-Kuwayt
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Majlis al'Ummah al-Kuwayti
in English translation:
Kuwait National Assembly
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Majlis al-'Ummah al-Kuwayti
Maktaba
P.O. Box 716
Safat
13008 Kuwait
Telephone:
+965 2455002
Fax:
+965 2455809
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1961
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Jasem al-Kendari
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff, Government officials, scholars
Number of library staff:
4
Annual acquisition budget:
20.000 KD
(=6.000 US $)
Size of collection:
12.000
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
17
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
No
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
IFLA membership:
No