Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
No
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Centro de Documentação e Informação - Cedi
in English translation:
Center for Documentation and Information - Cedi
Adress:
Pra
ça dos Três Poderes, Ed. Câmara dos Deputados
Anexo II, Cedi
Brasília - DF, Brazil
70160-900
Telephone:
+55 61 3216-5777
Fax:
E-Mail:
informa.cedi@camara.gov.br
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www2.camara.gov.br/
Library - Detailed Information
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Adolfo Furtado
Who may use the library?
Members, staff and the public.
Number of library staff:
250
Size of collection:
180 000
Legal deposit?
Yes
Depository library for which institutions?
ONU
Other special collections of the library:
Rare books
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
1 500
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Press cuttings:
Yes
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?
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:
No
Other special services:
The Center for Documentation and Information (Cedi), besides the library, the archive, the legislative studies, the preservation and the publication divisions also has a Central Inquiry Unit.
IFLA membership:
Yes