Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Name of the parliamentary library
in original language (Latin transcript):
Biblioteca Acadêmico Luiz Viana Filho
in English translation:
Acadêmico Luiz Viana Filho Library
Adress:
Biblioteca Acadêmico Luiz Viana Filho
Praça dos 3 Poderes
Senado Federal
Anexo 2, Bloco B
Térreo
Brasília - Distrito Federal (DF)
Telephone:
+55 61 3303-1196 (Director) - 3303-1269 (Reference Desk)
Fax:
+55 61 3303-1765
E-Mail:
biblioteca@senado.gov.br
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.senado.gov.br/biblioteca
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1826
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Simone Bastos Vieira
Who may use the library?
Congressmen, employees, public in general
Number of library staff:
95 (33 librarians, 48 assistants, 14 interns in librarianship)
Annual acquisition budget:
1 000 000 Real
(=626 000 US $)
Size of collection:
188 000 volumes of books; 173 000 volumes of journals; 73 000 volumes of newspapers
Depository library for which institutions?
Only publications of the Federal Senate.
Other special collections of the library:
Rare books, books in braille, special editions, data basis, electronic resources, digital collection.
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
510
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?
No
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
Other special services:
E-clippings, new acquisitions bulletin, journals summaries bulletin.
IFLA membership:
Yes