Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
República del Ecuador
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Congreso Nacional del Ecuador
in English translation:
National Congress of Ecuador
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Congreso Nacional del Ecuador
Archivo-Biblioteca de la Función Legislativa
Piedrahita y Séis de Diciembre, Ofic. 121
Casilla 1101
Quito
Telephone:
+593 (2) 507653
Fax:
+593 (2) 220933
E-Mail:
cpolit@abfl.gov.ec
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1886
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. D. César Alfonso Polit Villarroel
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff, state official, open to public
Number of library staff:
8
Annual acquisition budget:
5.000.000 S/.
(=3.700 US $)
Size of collection:
80.000
Depository library for which institutions?
Spanish Institution for Statistics
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
105
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:
Yes
IFLA membership:
No