Library - General Information

Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?

Adress:

Congressional Library Bureau

2nd Floor, R.V. Mitra Building

Batasang Pambansa Complex

Constitution Hills

Quezon City

Philippines

Telephone:

+63 (2) 9315966

Fax:

+63 (2) 9315966

E-Mail:

emmamrey@yahoo.com

 

Library - Detailed Information

Year of foundation:

1987

Person in charge of the parliamentary library:

Mrs. Emma Rey

Who may use the library?

Members of Congress, House of Representatives officials, Secretariat employees and staff, government officials and employees, private users, general public.

Number of library staff:

21

Annual acquisition budget:

500 000 Pesos
(=10 000 US $)

Size of collection:

75 000

Legal deposit?

Yes

Depository library for which institutions?

United Nations, World Bank publications, Asian Development Bank, World Health Organization

Other special collections of the library:

Philippine laws, Philippine constitutions, Record of the Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Commission, World Bank and Asian Development Bank databases.

Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):

50

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?

No

Has the library automated its cataloguing?

Yes

Is the automated catalogue accessible to outside users?

No

Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?

Yes

Reference services:

Yes

Research service:

Yes

IFLA membership:

Yes