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The New Zealand Parliamentary Library and the Wider Development of Parliamentary Libraries over 150 Years

Fraser, Moira; Martin, John E.

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Title
The New Zealand Parliamentary Library and the Wider Development of Parliamentary Libraries over 150 Years
Author(s)
  • Fraser, Moira
  • Martin, John E.
Issue Date
2010
Keyword(s)
  • Legislative libraries
  • Legislative libraries - New Zealand
Abstract
This paper discusses the development of the New Zealand Parliamentary Library in the context of other significant parliamentary libraries in the English-speaking world. There are four phases of development in New Zealand’s 150 years, which are also observable in other parliamentary libraries. The four phases are: getting established, building a strong library collection, supporting library functions, and focusing upon Parliament. This paper tells the story of one library’s development, highlighting the influences, connections, and similarities with other well-known examples. Although the world’s parliamentary libraries take varying paths because of the different cultures, parliamentary models, and national library frameworks in which they operate, comparisons can be fruitful.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Library Trends 58 (4) Spring 2010: The Purpose, Present Situation and Future of the Parliamentary Library PRIMARY
Library Trends 58 (4) Spring 2010: The Purpose, Present Situation and Future of the Parliamentary Library. Edited by Gro Sandgrind and Hermina G.B. Anghelescu.