Staff Library
As the main Library
of Parliament is primarily meant for the use of members of the two Houses, a
separate Library for the benefit of the parliamentary staff was set up in the
early sixties. The Staff Library is administered
by the Library Division and caters to the
staff members of both the
Secretariats, i.e. the Rajya Sabha
Secretariat and the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
The officers and staff of the two Secretariats, on becoming members, are
permitted to borrow books in accordance with the Library rules and conditions.
The Staff Library helps in enhancing the
reading habits of its members and, therefore, books are also added to the
Library from time to time as per suggestions received from staff members. The present holdings of the Staff Library are
around 34515.
It also receives 14 daily newspapers (7 English; 5 Hindi; 1 Punjabi; 1 Urdu) and 31 periodicals
(17 English and 14 Hindi) regularly.
Nearly 50-60 new books are added to the Staff Library every
month. All Library acquisitions are
processed and classified according to the 22nd edition of the Dewey
Decimal Classification Scheme (DDCS).
In line with the ongoing process of
computerization of various activities of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the Staff
Library has also automated its activities with the installation of a library software, Software for University Library (SOUL)
for providing better and efficient services to its users.
It is customary for the Staff Library to
withdraw from the shelves old publications of which the latest editions are
available and those having limited utility.
The books thus withdrawn are offered to the staff members free of cost.