promoting the resources and services of the national assembly library

PROMOTING THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES OF

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LIBRARY

LIBRARY RESOURCES

2,300,000 documents on various support media (books, magazines, microfilm, newspapers, etc.)

46,404 electronic documents All Québec government publications

Plus:

Databases, special collections, archives, thematic guides, encyclopedia of Québec parliamentarism, Bulletin de la Bibliothèque (Library magazine), heritage objects, etc.

LIBRARY SERVICES

PublicReception and orientation

Research assistance

On-site consultation of documents

Inter-library loans

Document copying (fee)

Priority clientsLoans

Inter-library loans

Information and research

Media review

Monitoring

Training

Document copying (free)

Research service

Document management

Archive management

USE OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Some statistics for 2013-2014

Other clients Priority clients

Loans 1,849 3,307

Information and research requests

3,271 2,777

Visits 4,234 2,086

Guided tours 4,023

TRADITIONAL PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Each new legislature: presentation of the Library’s

services and orientation of MNAs

2. Guided tours of the Library on reservation

3. List of new acquisitions on the Assembly intranet portal

4. Exhibitions

CURRENT PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Public activities

2. Institutional and private activities

3. Information technologies and social media

1. PUBLIC ACTIVITIES

1.1 Québec City

international book fair

Political literature prize

1.2 Culture days 1.3 Open house – June 24

national holiday

1.4 Guided tours of exhibitions

1.5 Lunch conferences

Promotion of Library’s public activities

Promotion by the Library

In collaboration with the Communications Directorate Promotional plan adapted to activity and target clientele

Use of various promotional elements Cultural events calendars

Library’s visual signature

Event websites

Posters

2. INSTITUTIONAL AND PRIVATE ACTIVITIES

2.1 Institutional activities (Speaker in attendance)

2.2 Private activities – sponsored by the Library

2.3 Private activities – MNAs

2.4 Private activities –

bodies and companies

3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA

3.1 Website and intranet portal

Website to come

Assembly intranet portal

Facebook – Archives and history

Twitter

3.2 Social media

3.3 List of new acquisitions

3.4 Welcome e-mail to new employees

THE LIBRARY SCHEDULE A TOUR

Hello Ms. Fournier, You’ve just started a new job and there are so many things for you to learn... Did you know that the National Assembly Library, your library, can provide you with invaluable assistance?

Located in beautiful surroundings and home to a rich collection of books, magazines and journals, the Library also offers an array of services that can be tailored to your needs. Contact us today to schedule your personalized tour: one of our team members will be happy to explain how we can help you! Looking forward to seeing you soon at the Library, 

The Library Team

Make an appointment for your personalized tour of the Library.

(418) 643-4408, option 1

* bibliotheque@assnat.qc.ca

SERVICES AT YOUR DISPOSAL

-    Reference desk

-    Press review

-    Continuous watch for books, articles in periodicals, theses and dissertations

-    Document loans

-    Training sessions (e.g.: Cubiq catalog, databases, Internet searches, RSS feeds)

SUBSCRIBE

-      To the Library’s magazines and receive upcoming issues

-      To New this week

-      To our database RSS feeds

-       @BiblioAssnat

-       Archives and history

1035, rue des Parlementaires, Québec | (418) 643-4408, option 1 | bibliotheque@assnat.qc.ca | Directions

CONCLUSION

“In a world of pervasive digital information, immediacy,

profusion, confusion and solitude, libraries are a haven of

time; they anchor knowledge in time, in space; they are a

place where life unfolds. Their chief strength lies in their

capacity to accumulate and disseminate knowledge, to be

open, relatively standard-free and generous.”

[TRANSLATION]

Alain Sainsot, “Réinventer la bibliothèque?”, Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France 4 (2013),

http://bbf.enssib.fr/sommaire/2013/4.

THANK YOU

Questions?