Historical Overview: The Parliamentary Library from Past to Present
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| Year of Publication |
2010
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Author:
Hermina G.B. Anghelescu |
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Library Trends
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58
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4
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| Pagination |
418-33
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| Abstract |
In 2002 Quebec's National Assembly hosted an international conference on the history of parliamentary libraries. On that occasion, Gaston Bernier called for more research on the history of parliamentary libraries, inviting researchers to make use of the rich and unexplored archives of parliamentary libraries throughout the world. This historical overview features some of the most prominent parliamentary libraries in the world, their evolution, and the collections and services the institutions provide to their constituencies.
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Includes overviews of Parliamentary libraries in France, Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, "Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Former Soviet Union Republic", the European Union, the United States, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, India, Australia, New Zealand, and "Africa". The bulk of the libraries were established in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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