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Institution - Assembleia da República

Identification

Name: Assembleia da República
Institutional Description: The Passos Manuel Library (Portuguese: Biblioteca Passos Manuel) is the library of the Assembly of the Republic, the Portuguese national legislature. It houses a specialised collection of over 180 thousand volumes, mostly about parliamentary matters, Law, Political Science, History, Economics, and Statistics. It was established by decree of Minister Passos Manuel in 1836. It was only in 1921 that it was definitely installed in its current location (in what used to be the dormitories of the ancient Monastery of Saint Benedict). It was renamed after its founder following a small ceremony on 25 October 2017.
Country/Entity: Portugal
Name of Parliament: Maria João Amante
Type of Parliament: - Parliament of a sovereign state
Number of the members of the served legislature(s): 230
Number of staff working in the served parliamentary administration(s): 0
Type of organization: Library
Types of users:
Year founded: 1836
Number of staff: 15
Website: https://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/BibliotecaPassosManuel.aspx
Date update: 04/17/2023

Ifla

IFLA member?: Yes
Regional member?: Yes
Which Regional Member?:
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Address

Address (1): Av. D. Carlos I - 128-132
Address (2):
Postal code: 1200-651
Phone: +351916149353

Contact

Email: Maria.JoaoAmante@ar.parlamento.pt
Contact person:
Email contact person:
Phone contact person: +351916149353
Name Library/RC Authorities: Passos Manuel Library
Email Library/RC Authorities: Maria.JoaoAmante@ar.parlamento.pt

More information for questions and answers

Library information

Special collections (Indicate special collections): Rare Book ; Special Collections
Online Catalogue (Indicate url address / internet link): http://catalogobib.parlamento.pt/
Does it have a legal depository?: No
Does it offer reference services?: Yes
Does it have information packages for parliamentary work? (e.g. draft bills or for committee meeting): Yes

Research service information

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Does it have information packages for parliamentary work? (e.g. draft bills or for committee meeting):
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Date update: 04/17/2023