Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
República Dominicana
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Congreso Nacional
in English translation:
National Congress
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Cámara de Senadores ; Cámara de Diputados
in English translation:
Senate ; Chamber of Deputies
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):
Biblioteca "Juan Pablo Duarte"
in English translation:
Library "Juan Pablo Duarte"
Adress:
Congreso Nacional
Biblioteca "Juan Pablo Duarte"
Centro de los Héroes
Santo Domingo
Telephone:
+1 (809) 5325561
Fax:
+1 (809) 5320468
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1845
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Dª Josefina V. Lora de Garcia
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff, open to public
Number of library staff:
16
Size of collection:
15.500
Other special collections of the library:
Colecciones de leyes, gacetas oficiales, boletines judiciales, periódicos nacionales, derecho, enciclopedias, actas del Senado, actas de la Cámara de Diputados
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
2.500
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
No
Are the papers of the parliament indexed?
No
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:
No
IFLA membership:
No