Federal Parliament and Central Library

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Federal Parliament and Central Library EPZB
Bundeshaus Parliamentary Library.jpg
Partial view of the Federal Parliament and Central Library

founding 1848
closure 2008
Duration 120,000 volumes and brochures
Library type Parliament Library
place Bundeshaus , Bern
ISIL CH-000026-4

The Federal Parliament and Central Library was the parliamentary library of the Swiss Confederation until 2008 . It was located in the Federal Palace in Bern and was organizationally subordinate to the Federal Chancellery . The new parliamentary library , which took over parts of the former federal parliamentary and central library , has existed since January 1, 2009 .

history

The EPZB was created in 1848 from what was then the Tagsatzungsbibliothek . With the founding of the federal state in 1848, it was subordinated to the Federal Department of Home Affairs and was then still called the Canzleibibliothek . Although the Federal Chancellery became independent in 1914, the library remained attached to the EDI for spatial reasons. It developed into a central library, which kept a complete catalog of all specialist libraries in the country. The first printed library catalogs were published in 1886 and 1899. The hall of the parliamentary library was the meeting place of the National Council from 1858 to 1902 . After the construction of the parliament building and the relocation of the National Council and the Council of States in 1902, the hall was converted into a library. After the First World War , many departments and departments gradually set up their own libraries and the central library lost its importance.

However, since the library was located at the FDHA Secretariat in the West Federal Palace, it was used by the Department Secretariat. During the Second World War , the library was without management for a number of years. Only Federal Councilor Philipp Etter gave the new chief librarian the task of building a legal and administrative library that would serve the entire administration. The remnants of fiction were removed and the library hall was given its present appearance through the renovation between 1963 and 1965. The EDI secretariat left the Bundeshaus West at this time and moved to Inselgasse . The central library still remained in its place in the Federal Palace.

In connection with the Mirage affair , the Federal Assembly created the documentation service and increased the number of auxiliary staff. At the same time, the central library received new regulations with new tasks and the name it had until the end, while responsibility changed from the EDI to the Federal Chancellery.

As part of an administrative reform in 2008, the library was dissolved in its previous form. Parts of the library were transferred to the area of ​​responsibility of the library on Guisanplatz , the rest was transferred to the new parliamentary library , which has existed since January 1, 2009 and is managed by the parliamentary services .

In 2009, as part of the redevelopment of the Bundeshaus West, the library hall was redesigned and renovated so that the monument conservation requirements could be met.

organization

The regulations for the Federal Parliament and Central Library of June 23, 1969 regulated the library's area of ​​responsibility. Organizationally, the EPZB was directly subordinate to the Federal Chancellor . He delegated the supervision of day-to-day operations to one of his vice chancellors. The EPZB had 550 percent of the workforce for the administration and management of the library.

Holdings and loans

The library contained around 120,000 volumes and brochures, with a focus on law, parliamentarism and administrative science. Around 1,700 new units were added each year. In return, outdated documents were also removed. The EPZB was available to the members of the federal councils ( National Council and Council of States ), the parliamentary services as well as the other federal authorities and the federal administration. The council members, the documentation service and the other parliamentary services had priority for the use of the holdings. Upon special request, the EPZB was also open to third parties (e.g. students, doctoral candidates, professors, lawyers, etc.) for scientific work.

The weekly bibliographical bulletin appeared every week , a directory of the increase in the stock. Around 400 copies were created and distributed every week.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Parliamentary Library - History ( Memento from June 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). In: parlament.ch , accessed on July 8, 2011
  2. ^ Federal libraries united in the DDPS . Federal Chancellery. June 25, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '46.8 "  N , 7 ° 26' 32.4"  E ; CH1903:  600282  /  199,472