Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Solomon Islands
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Solomon Islands National Parliament
in English translation:
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Solomon Islands National Parliament
Parliamentary Library
Parliament House
P.O. Box G 19
Honiara
Telephone:
+677 23424 or 28520
Fax:
E-Mail:
library@parliament.gov.sb boniface.supa@parliament.gov.sb
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1976
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Boniface Supa
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff; scholars (on authorization by the Librarian)
Number of library staff:
2
Annual acquisition budget:
20.000 SID
(=4.120.000 US $)
Size of collection:
800
Other special collections of the library:
Solomon Islands Government publications, Solomon Islands statutory bodies' publications, international organizations' publications
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
9
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
Is the automated catalogue accessible to outside users?
Yes
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
IFLA membership:
Yes