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	Library of Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Library of Parliament is an information repository and research service for the Parliament of Canada.
		The interior of the library as it appeared circa 1887.
		The Library was repaired after the 1952 fire, but the restoration was primarily structural.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Library_of_Parliament (220 words)

	Parliament Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parliament Hill, (French Colline du Parlement), -"The Hill" for locals- is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada.
		The Library of Parliament was opened in 1876, and the original Centre Block completed in 1878.
		The Centre Block burned in 1916; the edifice was entirely destroyed except for the Library of Parliament, whose treasures were preserved by a quick-thinking librarian who was able to close its massive doors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliament_Hill (840 words)

	Library of Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Library of Parliament, located behind the 1931 parliament building in central Helsinki, is a public library specialising in jurisprudence and political science and information on parliament itself.
		The library functions as the central archive for the the Finnish Parliament.
		The Library of Parliament is the central and permanent archives for the Finnish Parliament, the Central Office of Parliament, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, and State Auditors.
	www.eduskunta.fi /kirjasto/Welcome-eng.html (581 words)

	Library of Parliament: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Library of Parliament is an information repository and research service for the Parliament of Canada Parliament of Canada quick summary:
		The parliament of canada (french: parlement du canada) is canadas legislative branch, seated at parliament hill in ottawa, ontario....
		Parliament hill, officially known in french as colline du parlement, is a scenic location on the banks of the ottawa river in downtown ottawa, canada....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/library_of_parliament.htm (226 words)

	Explore the hill - Library of Parliament \| A Treasure to Explore: Parliament Hill (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
		The beauty of the Library of Parliament is reminiscent of an earlier age, echoing times and personalities long past.
		The Library of Parliament Building - the only portion of the original Centre Block to survive a disastrous fire in 1916 - will undergo work to restore its original glory inside and out.
		Quiet halls and alcoves and the rustling of papers still greet visitors to the Library of Parliament, belying the dramatic changes libraries have undergone since the introduction of new information technologies.
	www.parliamenthill.gc.ca /text/explorelibrary_e.html (413 words)

	Parliament of Canada
		The dramatic rear view of Parliament Hill, with the Library of Parliament perched atop the deep gorge of the Ottawa River
		The Parliament of Canada is Canada's democratic legislative branch, seated at Ottawa, Ontario.
		The parliament is housed in a complex on Parliament Hill, a very scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, in a Gothic Revival suite of buildings.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/p/pa/parliament_of_canada.html (554 words)

	CARL - Welcomes Library of Parliament
		OTTAWA, Friday, March 12, 2004 – The President of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Joyce C. Garnett, announced that the Library of Parliament is to become the newest member of the Association.
		The Library of Parliament’s mission is to provide Parliament with timely delivery of comprehensive and reliable information, documentation, research and analysis, and with extensive and pertinent collections to support the functions of legislation and representation; and provide information to the public about Canada’s Parliament.
		The Association’s members are the 27 major academic research libraries across Canada, Library and Archives Canada, the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) and the Library of Parliament.
	www.carl-abrc.ca /about/parliament-e.html (305 words)

	CBC News: Library of Parliament renovation way over budget, behind schedule
		The Library of Parliament renovation is six months overdue and more than $50 million over budget.
		The wedding-cake shaped building with its distinctive copper dome is the only original part of Parliament's Centre Bloc to survive the catastrophic fire of 1916 and is depicted on the front of the $10 bill.
		The renovation adds three new basements which include mobile shelving units for the library's collection of rare books.It is part of the government's ambitious 23-year, $1.6-billion long-term renovation of the parliamentary precinct.
	www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2005/08/15/Library_of_Parliament_reno_overbudget20050815.html (399 words)

	Landmark library
		Viewing the architecture of India from this perspective enables one not only to understand the architecture of the Parliament Library but also to distinguish between architecture with gravitas and that without, to tell the work of a serious practitioner from that of a journeyman.
		He draws the analogy of the relationship between a guru and the king to describe his vision for the design of the library (the guru) and its relationship to Parliament house (the king).
		The plan of the library resembles a square mandala with nine interlinked nodal points, where each node is a functional entity.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1911/19110780.htm (1597 words)

	Library Journal - UK Parliament's STM Inquiry Continues: Librarians Wimps?
		He questioned point blank whether there was truly a "crisis" in STM publishing or whether librarians were in fact "a bunch of wimps" for not better promoting their needs to campus administrators.
		He also questioned whether libraries in the digital age truly needed "those vast ranges of buildings that you have now" and whether libraries were operating efficiently.
		Lynne Brindley, CEO of the British Library, bristled at the suggestion that librarians were wimps.
	www.libraryjournal.com /article/CA416204.html?display=breakingNews (195 words)

	Sri Lanka: Parliament
		The Secretary-General of Parliament, who is the head of the permanent staff of Parliament, is appointed by the President and he (SGP) recruits his staff with the approval of the Speaker.
		The security of Parliament is determined by the Security Council consisting of the Speaker as Chairman and top officials of Parliament, the Armed Forces and the Police.
		Parliament has a well-equipped Library which is exclusively used by Members of Parliament.
	www.priu.gov.lk /Parliament/Indexpa.html (624 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Design - Parliament Library, New Delhi - 2003.1022
		The recently completed Parliament Library in New Delhi, India is a response to its monumental context and yet is ingenious in its originality.
		The library is adjacent to the Indian Parliament building, which is a key element of the colonial plan of the city of New Delhi.
		The Parliament Library in New Delhi, India by architect Raj Rewal, set against the backdrop of the neocolonial Parliament building.
	www.architectureweek.com /2003/1022/design_1-1.html (312 words)

	PARLIAMENT LIBRARY AND REFERENCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Library Committee is constituted every year by the Speaker of Lok Sabha to advise him on matters concerning the Library.
		A Sub-committee of the Library Committee consisting of 3 members from Lok Sabha and 2 members from Rajya Sabha who are members of the Library Committee is constituted by the Chairman to select new books for addition in the Parliament Library.
		In order to ensure optimum utilization of the space in the Parliament Library and for better preservation and future use of valuable collections of the Library, a Microfilming Unit was set up in 1987 as one of the important Branches of LARRDIS with the acquisition of latest available models of microfilming equipments and ancillaries.
	parliamentofindia.nic.in /ls/intro/p14.htm (3311 words)

	Library - Wikimedia Commons
		Inside the Library of the FH Eberswalde, germany.
		Library of the Philological Faculty - Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
		Library of the Technical University and the Univsity of Arts, Berlin (Volkswagen Library) during night
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Library (296 words)

	Aravallis pose a problem for Parliament's new library
		Architects and builders of the library, commissioned in 1991, are getting a taste of what British architects must have faced while building the President's Estate and Parliament House on and around Raisina Hill.
		The foothills presented a particular predicament to the Rs 191-crore library project because owing to their situation, the rocks could not be blasted away.
		Just 11,000 square metres will be for library stacks which will be eleven round-shaped independent and self-contained blocks, seven blocks on the outer periphery and four in the inner circle.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20001124/ina24028.html (572 words)

	parliamentbuildings
		The buildings that were erected in 1859 and 1860 were made of sandstone, and the inside was made of dry and seasoned woodwork.
		There was only one iron door in the buildings which was to the library, which was promptly closed once the fire spread.
		It's the house of commons, the senate, and the library of parliament.
	www.alcdsb.on.ca /~mart/junior/parliamentbuildingstr.htm (663 words)

	Parliament library
		The library mainly collects literature and specialised journals dealing with the fields of parliament, government, law, politics, parties, history, economy and environment, social sciences and Saxony as a special feature.
		The library's stock includes encyclopaedias, biographical and bibliographical reference books and lists of source references in laws as well as the judgements of the supreme courts.
		The parliament materials of the Federation and Laender and the laws are accessible through register programs and the lists of source references Parlamentsspiegel and GESTA.
	www.landtag.sachsen.de /slt_online/en/infothek/informationsdienst/parlamentsbibliothek/index.asp (126 words)

	PARLIAMENT LIBRARY INFORMATION SYSTEM
		A Computer-based information system named PARLIS (Parliament Library Information System) was set up in December 1985 for the purpose of introducing automation in the Parliament Library.
		The Indian Parliament Homepage was inaugurated by the
		Parliament secretariat and members of Parliament can even be changed from paper to electronic media.
	parliamentofindia.nic.in /ls/intro/p13.htm (1362 words)

	Ongoing Projects : Library of Parliament \| A Treasure to Explore: Parliament Hill (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In February 2002, the Library of Parliament closed as work began on a large-scale conservation, rehabilitation and upgrade project for this invaluable heritage building.
		The Library, one of Canada's most impressive architectural treasures and a favourite destination of visitors to Parliament Hill, will remain closed during the project.
		Given the profound attachment that Canadians have for the Parliament Buildings, as well as the essential role the Library of Parliament plays in our democratic government, many people may have questions about various aspects of this important undertaking.
	www.parliamenthill.gc.ca /text/ongoinglibrary_e.html (189 words)

	Library Journal - In Canada, Library Exhibit Replaces Original
		The Canadian Library of Parliament has spent about $100,000 on an exhibit of its library to take the place of the original during a three-year renovation.
		It also features a dome-shaped photographic depiction of the library interior made of cloth sections stitched on an aluminum frame.
		Some members of Parliament have questioned the cost of the project.
	www.libraryjournal.com /article/CA213299.html (109 words)

	GovMint.com - 1976 Canadian Silver Dollar
		In 1876, work on the beautiful Library of Parliament building in Ottawa was finally completed.
		A showcase for High Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, the Library of Parliament is one of the most beautiful libraries in the world.
		A one-year-only release struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Library of Parliament, the design was based on personal observations and photographs taken of the building by designer Walter Ott.
	www.govmint.com /countrylistings/northamerica/canada/1976doll.aspx (128 words)

	Canada: Library of Parliament prefers print for preservation \| Free Government Information (FGI)
		According to their web site, "The mission of the Library of Parliament is to provide Parliament, in a timely fashion, with comprehensive and reliable information, documentation, research and analysis while maintaining extensive and pertinent collections to support the functions of legislation and representation; and to provide information about Canada’s Parliament to the public."
		At the Library of Parliament, we are actually building a print preservation collection precisely because we believe, as many do, that print has no equal for long term preservation, and that, as publications go WEB only, we have a duty to preserve them in print.
		Free Government Information (Free as in Freedom not Free as in beer!) is a website created to build consensus among various players (libraries, government agencies, nonand#45;profit organizations, researchers etc.) who have a stake in the continuing and perpetual access, preservation, and proliferation of government information.
	freegovinfo.info /node/464 (298 words)

	Library Boy
		LEGISinfo, the Library of Parliament's legislative research website, has started offering RSS feeds since the beginning of this parliamentary session to help people track bills before the House of Commons and the Senate.
		This is a follow-up to a March 22, 2006 post entitled Library of Parliament Mini-Review of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing.
		The Library's analysis found that " given the many factors that can explain crime trends, studies on the effects of such sentences are considered difficult to interpret.
	micheladrien.blogspot.com (2489 words)

	Library Boy: Electoral Law Resources on the Internet
		Electoral Rights: Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Library of Parliament): "A number of electoral issues have been the subject of Charter challenges resulting in judicial decisions and legislative changes.
		Electoral Reform Initiatives in Canadian Provinces (Library of Parliament): There is growing concern in many circles that Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system produces lopsided and unrepresentative results.
		PR Library: Readings in Proportional Representation: a collection maintained by Professor Douglas J. Amy of Mount Holyoke College, it provides access to a collection of articles and papers discussing proportional electoral systems, including their effect on the representation of women and minority groups in parliaments worldwide
	micheladrien.blogspot.com /2006/01/electoral-law-resources-on-internet.html (1289 words)

	Table of Contents: Library of Parliament publications
		Staff of the Parliamentary Research Branch (PRB) of the Library of Parliament work exclusively for Parliament conducting research and providing analysis and policy advice to Members of the Senate and House of Commons and to parliamentary committees on a non-partisan and confidential basis.
		The documents on this site were originally prepared for general distribution to Canadian Parliamentarians to provide background and analysis of issues that may arise in the course of their Parliamentary duties.
		Each paper is updated regularly and contains a discussion of the issue, a chronology of events, details of the action taken in Parliament and a select reading list.
	dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca /Collection-R/LoPBdP/mat-e.html (381 words)

	APROPOS PLANNING parliament hill visitor services and programs
		Amid the political drama and debate of Parliament Hill, visitors are sometimes overlooked.
		Over five years, however, Apropos Planning worked with the Library of Parliament and the National Capital Commission to improve services to the public.
		After researching the history of the public uses of Parliament Hill, we wrote the illustrated history Canadians on the Hill.
	www.apropos.ca /pages/projects/parliament.html (167 words)

	The Parliament Library
		To continuously provide knowledgeable, timely, non-partisan and high-quality information resource services to all Members of Parliament, their research staff, all officers of the Parliament and their staff.
		Maintaining a definitive collection of sessional papers and other documents related to the business of proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives and their Committees.
		The Library maintains specialized databases of general material related to parliamentary procedure, Parliamentary Questions and Motions, Hansard Debates, Periodicals and Newspaper Articles.
	www.ttparliament.org /html/LIBRARY1.htm (156 words)

	Government Documents Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Parliament of Canada Official Site of the Parliament.
		Provides definitions of terminologies used in the Canadian Parliament publications, such as "Debates", "Journal", "Progress of Legislation" etc. The navigation bar on the right-hand column will leads you to both the House of Commons and the Senate documents.
		Legislative process begin with bills, this sub-page of the Parliament site explains the definitions of various bills in the Canadian Parliament, such as private bills and government bills etc.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /doc/inter/ca/capar.htm (260 words)

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