Institution - Ontario Legislative Library and Research Services
Identification
| Name: | Ontario Legislative Library and Research Services |
| Institutional Description: | The Legislative Library and Research Services branch provides confidential, non-partisan research and analysis, reference, circulation, news and access services to MPPs and their staff, legislative committees, and staff of the Legislative Assembly. Basic reference support is provided to the Legislative Press Gallery. Direct service to others is limited to materials not available elsewhere. The branch also publishes research papers and other information products geared to the interests of MPPs |
| Country/Entity: | Canada |
| Name of Parliament: | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| Type of Parliament: |
- Parliament of a territorial entity |
| Number of the members of the served legislature(s): | 124 |
| Number of staff working in the served parliamentary administration(s): | 300 |
| Type of organization: | Combined library and research service |
| Types of users: | |
| Year founded: | 1816 |
| Number of staff: | 35 |
| Website: | https://www.ola.org/en/offices-divisions-branches#llrs |
| Date update: | 04/11/2023 |
Ifla
| IFLA member?: | Yes |
| Regional member?: | No |
| Which Regional Member?: | |
| Member of Other Association(s)?: | APLIC (Association of Parliamentary Libraries in Canada) |
Address
| Address (1): | 111 Wellesely St. West |
| Address (2): | |
| Postal code: | M7A 1A9 |
| Phone: |
Contact
| Email: | web@ola.org |
| Contact person: | Julie Anderson |
| Email contact person: | janderson@ola.org |
| Phone contact person: | |
| Name Library/RC Authorities: | Eileen Lewis |
| Email Library/RC Authorities: | elewis@ola.org |
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Library information
| Main subject areas of the collection: | Public Administration and Finance; Health and Education; Planning and Enivronment; Justice and Social Issues |
| Number of registered documents (volumes): | 300,000 |
| Annual growth of collections (volumes) / reference year: | 300 |
| Special collections (Indicate special collections): | Local histories |
| Online Catalogue (Indicate url address / internet link): | http://lois.ontla.on.ca/vwebv/searchAdvanced?sk=exte |
| Does it have a legal depository?: | No |
| Does it receive donations?: | Yes |
| Does it offer reference services?: | Yes |
| Does it have news service? (e.g. press-clippings): | Yes |
| 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?: | No |
Research service information
| 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 summaries/concise analyses of proposed legislation?: | Yes |
| Does it have assistance in drafting legislation?: | No |
| Does it have fact sheets or briefings? (e.g. an introduction to issues using brief fact): | Yes |
| Does it have statistical profiles?: | Yes |
| Does it have background studies, analyses?: | Yes |
| Does it have impact assessment?: | No |
| Does it have other services?: | No |
| Does it have online publications? (Indicate url address / internet link): | No |
| Types of users: | |
| Date update: | 04/11/2023 |
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