Institution - Congressional Research Service (Library of Congress)
Identification
| Name: | Congressional Research Service (Library of Congress) |
| Institutional Description: | The Congressional Research Service (CRS) assists Congress by supporting its legislative, oversight, and representative functions. CRS provides objective, analytical research and information to all Members and committees of Congress. Principles guiding the work of the Service, in accordance with its charter, are encompassed in the CRS mission. CRS serves Congress throughout the legislative process by providing comprehensive and reliable legislative research and analysis that are timely, objective, authoritative, and confidential, thereby contributing to an informed national legislature. |
| Country/Entity: | United States |
| Name of Parliament: | United States Congress |
| Type of Parliament: |
- Parliament of a sovereign state |
| In case of a bicameral parliament the served Chamber/House: | Both Chambers/Houses |
| Number of the members of the served legislature(s): | 550 |
| Number of staff working in the served parliamentary administration(s): | 3000 |
| Type of organization: | Research service |
| Types of users: |
- Parliamentarians - Staff |
| Year founded: | 1914 |
| Number of staff: | 600 |
| Website: | http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/ |
| Date update: | 01/29/2018 |
Ifla
| IFLA member?: | Yes |
| Regional member?: | No |
| Which Regional Member?: | |
| Member of Other Association(s)?: |
Address
| Address (1): | 101 Independence Ave |
| Address (2): | |
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Contact
| Email: | lgassie@crs.loc.gov |
| Contact person: | Lillian Gassie |
| Email contact person: | lgassie@crs.loc.gov |
| Phone contact person: | |
| Name Library/RC Authorities: | Dr. Mary B. Mazanec |
| Email Library/RC Authorities: |
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Library information
| Main subject areas of the collection: | Not applicable |
| Number of registered documents (volumes): | |
| Annual growth of collections (volumes) / reference year: | |
| Special collections (Indicate special collections): | |
| Online Catalogue (Indicate url address / internet link): | |
| Does it have a legal depository?: | |
| Does it receive donations?: | |
| 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 information on parliamentary documents and activities?: |
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?: | Yes: seminars, consultation, briefings |
| Does it have online publications? (Indicate url address / internet link): | Yes, the URL is internal to our clients |
| Types of users: |
- Committees - Support to committee work - Individual parliamentarians - Staff of parliamentarians (e.g. experts) - Staff of parliamentary administration |
| Date update: | 01/29/2018 |
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