T HE R OLE OF L IBRARY IN P ROVIDING I NFORMATION S ERVICES FOR P ARLIAMENT AND C IVIL S ERVANTS Ü LLE T ALIHÄRM D IRECTOR OF C OLLECTIONS T IINA K ALLAS H EAD OF P ARLIAMENTARY R EADING R OOM R ITA E NNA L IBRARIAN OF P ARLIAMENTARY R EADING R OOM

T HE T OOMPEA CASTLE

COOPERATION WITH ESTONIA Parliament – Riigikogu Members – 101 Area: km 2 Population: THE PARLIAMENTARY INFORMATION CENTRE creating databases answering enquiries offering regular library services RESEARCH DEPARTMENT Answering enquiries Training sessions Satisfaction surveys PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT Producing publications Exhibitions National Library of EstoniaChancellery of the Riigikogu

F UNCTIONS OF N ATIONAL L IBRARY AS A PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY : the acquisition, preservation, processing and granting access to information for the Riigikogu, the Chancellery of the Riigikogu, the Government of the Republic, the ministries and the State Chancellery, and preparation of publications; operating as a deposit library of international organisations in compliance with international agreements; compiling and granting access to the Estonian legal bibliography.

IFLA Section of Library and Research Services for Parliaments The European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

T HE P ARLIAMENTARY R EADING R OOM

W EBSITE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY READING ROOM HTTP :// WWW. RIIGIKOGU. EE / RAAMATUKOGU -2

E NQUIRIES BY SUBJECTS

BIBLIOGRAPHIA IURIDICA ESTONICA

A BSTRACT PUBLICATIONS : Summaria Socialia – Estonian language summaries and a selective list of articles in the field of sociology, economics and politics published in foreign journals. Summaria Iuridica – an abstract publication that contains Estonian-language summaries of law articles published in foreign journals. Summaria Europensia – contains Estonian-language summaries of relevant articles published in the foreign press, indexes of literature and Internet sources

A WEB PAGE OF THE MP

A WEEK IN THE MEDIA

A WEEK IN THE MEDIA IS SENT BY E - MAIL TO : MP-s Staff members of the Riigikogu Chancellery Members of the European Parliament Government Communication Unit European Commission Representation in Estonia

WRITINGS BY MEMBERS OF THE RIIGIKOGU

VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: WOMEN IN THE ESTONIAN PARLIAMENT

VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: WOMEN IN THE ESTONIAN PARLIAMENT

VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: WOMEN IN THE ESTONIAN PARLIAMENT

Publications The Riigikogu Yearbook The XI Riigikogu: Statistics and Remarks 101 Short Biographies

T HE E STONIAN P ARLIAMENT

T HANK YOU !