Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Republic of Malawi
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Parliament
in English translation:
Parliament
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Senate ; National Assembly
in English translation:
Senate ; National Assembly
Related libraries:
one library for all chambers
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
National Assembly
Malawi Parliament Library
Parliament Building
P.O. Box 80
Zomba
Telephone:
+265 01773008
Fax:
+265 01774196
Internet / WWW / Website:
http://www.parliament.gov.mw/resource.php?mode=lib
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1958
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Bexter Billiat Liyawo
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff; Government officials, courts; scholars
Number of library staff:
6
Annual acquisition budget:
21.000 MWK
(=1.500 US $)
Size of collection:
8.550
Other special collections of the library:
Parliamentary documents
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
20
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?
No
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Research service:
Yes
IFLA membership:
No