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United States of America
Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
United States of America
Further Information
The Library of Congress and the Congressional Research Service (CRS) serve both chambers of the Parliament. The Senate and the House of Representatives also maintain their own libraries, but neither facility provides research and policy analysis for their respective Chamber.
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Congress of the United States
in English translation:
Congress of the United States
bicameral
Official name of chambers:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Senate ; House of Representatives
in English translation:
Senate ; House of Representatives
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
No
Address:
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
10 First Street, S.E.
Washington, DC 20540-7000
Telephone:
+1(202)7075775
Fax:
+1(202)7072615
E-Mail:
Internet / WWW / Website:
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1800
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. James H. Billington
Who may use the library?
The Library of Congress, including the Law Library of Congress serves all researchers over 18 years old. CRS, however, serves exclusively Members of Congress, their staff, and committee.
Number of library staff:
767
Size of collection:
110.000.000
Legal deposit?
Yes
Depository library for which institutions?
US Government Printing Office, UN, EU and other IGOs.
Other special collections of the library:
Special collections (by Division): African and Middle Eastern, American Folklife Center, Archive of Folk Culture, Asian, European, General Reading Rooms, Geography and Map, Hispanic, Law Library, Manuscript, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound, Music, Prints and Photographs, Rare Book and Special Collections, Science and Technology, Serial and Government Publication.
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
75.000
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?
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
Other special services:
Seminars, institutes and training: 412 events, 11.762 participants;
in-person briefings and consultations: 4.868 CRS staff participants;
translations
IFLA membership:
Yes
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Kontakt
Postanschrift
Deutscher Bundestag
Bibliothek
Platz der Republik 1
11011 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0)30 227-32312
Fax: 49 (0)30 227-36087
E-Mail: bibliothek@bundestag.de
