The Parliamentary Library Supports a Different Democracy

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The Parliamentary Library Supports a Different
Democracy in the Digital Age a Country
Report For the 7th Biennial Conference of
APLAP, 9-14 September, 2002 Theme The Role of
Parliamentary Libraries in
Enhancing Democracy in the Digital Age Karl Min
KuChien-Yun ChinHsien-Chung KuoLegislative
Yuan, Taiwan, China
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Introduction of the Fifth Legislative Yuan
1. According to the Additional Articles of the
Constitution, the Fifth Legislative Yuan
shall have 225 Members 2. 225 Legislators were
elected on December 1, 2001 3. The Legislators
tenure from February 1, 2002 to January 31,
2005 4. The proportion of political parties, as
follows, gt Democratic Progressive Party
(DPP)88 seats (38.7) gt Kuomintang
(KMT)68 seats (30.2) gt People First
Party46 seats (20.5) gt Taiwan Solidarity
Union13 seats (5.8) gt New Party (NP)1
seats (0.4) gt Others9 seats (4.4)
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The Development Process of Library Information
Service (LIS)

• 1. 1950 ? 1980LIS offered reading and
  traditional library service
• 2. 1980 ? 2000LIS had enlarged four functional
  units to
• support researching and lawmaking. The
  units, as follows,
• The Law Information Center
• The Computer Center
• The Newspaper Clipping Center
• The Library
• 3. 2000 to nowthe Weblibrary of Parliamentary
  Library

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Computer Application in Parliamentary Library
(1985-2002)

• The evolution stages
• 1. A centralized processing, centralized service
  (LIS)
• 2. A centralized processing, distributed service
• 3. Distributed processing, centralized management
  and
• Personalized service (LEGISIS)
• 4. A bilingual version of interactive multi-media
  digital library
• (LEGISIS)

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Broadband Network in the Legislative Yuan

• 1. Multimedia Agenda System
• 2. VOD (Video On Demand) Proceeding System
• 3. Internet Information Service System
• 4. Virtual A-V Material Reading Room
• The digital Revolution ?The Weblibrary
• Four modules for provision of library service
  via the Internet
• (1) A reference question and answer service
  (QA)
• (2) A selective dissemination of information
  service (SDI)
• (3) A multimedia information storage and
  retrieval service (ISAR)
• (4) A general Internet access through the
  librarys portal

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Content Domains and their Characteristics in the
Weblibrary
Domain Characteristic Browsing Zone Searching Zone Dissemination Zone Reference Zone Leisure Zone
Resources Static Materials Cumulative Materials Current Materials Indicative Materials Materials for Pleasure
Function Browsing Searching On-demand Guide Browsing
Interactivity Low High Both Interactive Automatic Crossing through only Yes
Audience Entire Network Partial Net / IP IP Address only Entire Network Entire Network
Subscription No Partial Yes No Sometimes
Participation By Postings No No Yes No Yes
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Core services from the Parliamentary Weblibrary

• 1. A Chinese E-paper for Library Clients
• 2. Multilingual Legislative Awareness
• 3. Library E-mail Distribution Service for Press
  Clippings
• 4. Information and Knowledge on Demand
• 5. Subject-oriented Information Packages

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Conclusion

• In the digital age, the information and
  knowledge service
• become extreme important for Legislators on the
  Internet
• Parliamentary Library in Taiwan has three
  responsibilities,
• as follows,
• 1. Democratic memory
• 2. Information freedom and access
• 3. Knowledge management for the parliament

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