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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2000
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED450798 |
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- How To Establish a Parliamentary Research Service: Does One Size Fit All? Verrier, June R. Democracy Government Libraries Information Services Library Cooperation Models Planning Research Research Libraries User Needs (Information) Users (Information) This paper provides guidelines for establishing a parliamentary research service. The following steps are described: (1) establish a robust democracy as the context for the parliamentary research service; (2) counter alternatives to a parliamentary research service, e.g., personal staff, party-based research, university contacts, interest groups, Departments of State, and the Internet; (3) negotiate the resource base, i.e., necessary staff and funding to provide anticipated services; (4) examine other models in order to assess which is most appropriate; (5) develop a client-oriented culture; (6) establish an optimum relationship with the parliamentary library; (7) forge strategic links with academics, officials, and interest group representatives; and (8) recruit the best and the brightest analysts. The conclusion offers specific recommendations for building a parliamentary research service. (MES)