Institution - Deutscher Bundestag Bibliothek
Identification
Name: | Deutscher Bundestag Bibliothek |
Institutional Description: | The Bundestag Library began its work in 1949 with a stock of 1000 volumes taken over from the Parliamentary Council. Today, with over 1.5 million volumes, it has both an extensive collection of specialist literature and special collections. The Bundestag Library serves the Members of the Bundestag and the parliamentary groups. It also supports the committee secretariats and organisational units of the Bundestag administration by making available to them publications required on an everyday basis for their work. Additionally, it is used by former Members of the Bundestag, and current and former German Members of the European Parliament, along with staff of the federal and Land authorities located in Berlin, the diplomatic missions and German and foreign journalists. |
Country/Entity: | Germany |
Name of Parliament: | Deutscher Bundestag |
Type of Parliament: |
- Parliament of a sovereign state |
In case of a bicameral parliament the served Chamber/House: | The Lower Chamber/House (House of Deputies/Representatives |
Number of the members of the served legislature(s): | 709 |
Number of staff working in the served parliamentary administration(s): | 3000 |
Type of organization: | Library |
Types of users: |
- Parliamentarians - Staff |
Year founded: | 1949 |
Number of staff: | 79 |
Website: | https://www.bundestag.de/ |
Date update: | 06/20/2019 |
Ifla
IFLA member?: | Yes |
Regional member?: | No |
Which Regional Member?: | |
Member of Other Association(s)?: |
Address
Address (1): | Platz der Republik 1 |
Address (2): | |
Postal code: | 11011 |
Phone: | +49(0)3022733073 |
Contact
Email: | bibliothek@bundestag.de |
Contact person: | Gisela Gruhn-Accaino |
Email contact person: | gisela.gruhn-accaino@bundestag.de |
Phone contact person: | +49(0)3022733073 |
Name Library/RC Authorities: | Holger Scheerer |
Email Library/RC Authorities: | holger.scheerer@bundestag.de |
More information for questions and answers
Library information
Main subject areas of the collection: | Politics, public administration, law, economics, social sciences and modern history. |
Number of registered documents (volumes): | 1.5 million volumes |
Annual growth of collections (volumes) / reference year: | 10.000 |
Special collections (Indicate special collections): | Parliamentary materials, publications by national, international and supranational organizations and ‘grey literature’ from numerous institutions, special interest groups, political parties, political foundations, trade unions, churches, citizens’ action groups, research institutes, academic societies and think tanks, reflecting the full, diverse spectrum of opinion in a pluralistic society. |
Online Catalogue (Indicate url address / internet link): | https://opac.bundestag.de/ |
Does it have a legal depository?: | Yes |
Does it receive donations?: | No |
Does it offer reference services?: | Yes |
Does it have news service? (e.g. press-clippings): | No |
Does it have information packages for parliamentary work? (e.g. draft bills or for committee meeting): | Yes |
Does it have information on parliamentary documents and activities?: | Yes |
Research service information
Does it offer reference services?: | |
Does it have news service? (e.g. press-clippings): | |
Does it have information packages for parliamentary work? (e.g. draft bills or for committee meeting): | |
Does it have summaries/concise analyses of proposed legislation?: | |
Does it have assistance in drafting legislation?: | |
Does it have fact sheets or briefings? (e.g. an introduction to issues using brief fact): | |
Does it have statistical profiles?: | |
Does it have background studies, analyses?: | |
Does it have impact assessment?: | |
Does it have other services?: | |
Does it have online publications? (Indicate url address / internet link): | |
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Date update: | 06/20/2019 |