Country

Official name of the country (Latin transcript):

Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajawadi Janarajaya / Ilangai Jananayage (The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)

Parliament

Official name of parliament:

in original language (Latin transcript):
Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajawadi Janarajaye Parlimentuwa
in English translation:
Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Library - General Information

Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?

No

Name of the parliamentary library

in original language (Latin transcript):
Pustakalaya
in English translation:
Parlamentary Library

Address:

Telephone:

+94(1)864483/6, 864100 ext 6460

Fax:

+94(1)86 42 27

 

Library - Detailed Information

Year of foundation:

1927

Person in charge of the parliamentary library:

Mr. Neththasinghe Mudiyanselage Chandra  Thilakarathne

Who may use the library?

Number of library staff:

14

Annual acquisition budget:

320.000   LKR
(=6.400 US $)

Size of collection:

33.000

Legal deposit?

No

Other special collections of the library:

Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):

35

Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?

No

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?

No

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

Yes

Reference services:

Yes

Research service:

No

IFLA membership:

No