Reference and Information Services

 

A. REFERENCE AND RESEARCH POLICIES

  1. Legislative documents are available for room use, reproduction, and certification of authentication from the original copies.
  2. Requests are subject to approval of the Secretary of the Senate and/or designated officers.
  3. Requests for reproduction of documents made by government agencies are for paper replacement while requests from non-government entities, law firms, students, and the general public are subject for payment.
  4. Records are available in both physical and electronic formats.

 

B. ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION

  1. Makes legislative archival records available for reference and research.
  2. Provides assistance in the reproduction of legislative archival records.
  3. Facilitates issuance of certified true copy of legislative archival records.
  4. Conducts research assistance whenever necessary and as required by the service chief.

 

C. CLIENTELES

  1. Senate members and their staff;
  2. Secretariat officers and employees;
  3. Government and non-government agencies and institutions;
  4. Law firms; students and scholars; and other private institutions; and
  5. General public

 

D. ONLINE RESOURCES

  1. Electronic copies of Journals, Bills, and Legislative History from the 13th congress to the present are available at the Senate website: www.senate.gov.ph
  2. Legislative records from 8th congress to the present are available in electronic format at the LRAS office through the Globodox system or through online request found in the Senate website.