Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Republic of Mauritius
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
National Assembly
in English translation:
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
National Assembly
National Assembly Library
Government House
Port Louis
Telephone:
+230 201 13 40
Fax:
+230 212 83 64
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1981
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mrs. Geeta Atmarow
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff; civil servants; scholars; general public (the latter upon authorisation by the Speaker or, in his absence, by the Clerk)
Number of library staff:
3
Annual acquisition budget:
100.000 MUR
(=5.750 US $)
Size of collection:
10.000
Other special collections of the library:
Publications of all Ministries, public and parastatal bodies, as these documents are laid on the table of the National Assembly
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
25
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?
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