For Members of the Legislative Assembly
and Manitoba Government Employees

Others may want to consult library services for the public

• Locations, Hours and Collections
• Borrowing materials from the Legislative Library
• Research tools
• Keeping current
• Photocopiers
• Temporary staff with Manitoba Civil Service
• Constituency staff and project staff with MLAs
• Borrowing materials from other research libraries

Locations, Hours and Collections

• Please note that the Legislative Library has two locations each with their own set of hours
• There is very little duplication of material between the two locations. It is extremely useful to know which collections exist at each location in order to access the required information.

Borrowing materials from the Legislative Library

• Members and staff of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, and employees of Manitoba government departments, agencies and Crown Corporations may request materials from the Library by phone, email, fax, in person at either service location or from any desktop.
• To request books from your desktop, have your library card at hand and go to the Information Portal and click on either LOGIN or My Account . Using the bar code number on your library card, follow the instructions on the screen in order to login.
• If you do not have a library card and would like one, contact the Legislative Library.
• Once you are logged into the system, you may place request for books and government documents.
• The loan guide explains which materials can be borrowed and their corresponding loan periods.
• Temporary or seasonal staff of the Manitoba government need to submit a temporary borrowers application form signed by their employer to obtain these borrowing privileges.

Research tools

Most links here can be used from your office or your home computer. However some fee based subscriptions can only be accessed from your work desktop. Library staff can assist with in depth research for subject searches in our collections.

The Library's Information Portal is a good place to start your research.

Databases

• Academic Search Premier includes full text articles from nearly 4,650 serials. (Work desktop access only)
• Canadian Reference Centre includes articles from Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books. (Work desktop access only)
• MasterFILE Elite includes full text for articles from over 1,100 magazines and indexing to over 2,500 magazines. (Work desktop access only)
• Parliamentary research full-text papers provided by Library of Parliament of Canada (Work desktop access only)
• Statistics Canada (Work desktop access only)

Quick lookup

• Calendars, calculators and exchange rates
• Dictionaries, thesauri and quotations
• Directories for telephone, fax, email & postal codes
• Maps and geography
• Citation and style guides

Selected web links

• Current affairs
• Federal, provincial and territorial government sites
• Government directories across Canada
• Government financial documents across Canada
• Journals at the library
• Newspapers at the library
• Statutes and regulations from across Canada
• Public policy
• Statistics

Keeping current

• Subscribe to the Library's monthly e-SNT (Selected New Titles). You can electronically request to have new materials of interest sent by inter-departmental mail.
• The Manitoba Government Publications Monthly Checklist lists all provincial publications (paper or electronic) recently released and received by us.

Photocopiers

• Photocopiers are available for government use at both locations. Staff can set up office accounts.

Temporary staff with Manitoba Civil Service

• Temporary staff can use the Library and all of its desktop services while employed by the Manitoba government.
• Temporary or seasonal staff of the Manitoba government will need to submit a temporary borrowers application form signed by their employer. This will allow temporary staff to borrow materials directly from the Library.

Constituency staff and project staff with MLAs

• Borrowing privileges can be arranged for constituency or project staff who work for any Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in offices outside of the Legislative Building. The form must be signed by the Member.
• Once a constituency or project staff member is registered with the library, s/he will receive an email explaiing the library's services and information about picking up the library card.

 

Borrowing materials from other libraries

• The Library will arrange to borrow materials not held by us from other libraries on your behalf. This service is called interlibrary loan.
• The interlibrary loan service is offered only for work-related items required to fill the information needs of users. Requests for leisure reading, course materials, genealogy, etc. should be directed to a public library or the appropriate university/college library.
• Interlibrary loan fees may be applied by the lending library. (The lending library is the institution who owns the desired item).
• To request a book or an article not held by us, you will need to contact library staff. It helps to have as much information about the material you want such as the title of the book or article,the magazine name, author(s), date and publisher.