Sec. 441.104. DUTIES OF TEXAS STATE LIBRARY. The Texas State Library shall:
(1) acquire, organize, retain, and provide access to state publications;
(2) collect state publications and distribute them to depository libraries;
(3) establish a program for the preservation and management of state publications and make available state publications in alternative formats to depository libraries and other libraries at a reasonable cost;
(4) periodically issue a list of all state publications that it has received in a physical format to all depository libraries and other libraries on request;
(5) catalog, classify, and index all state publications that it receives and distribute the cataloging, classification, and indexing information to depository libraries and to other libraries on request;
(6) ensure that state publications are fully represented in regional and national automated library networks;
(7) index all state publications that are available through the Internet and make the index available through the Internet; and
(8) provide other depository libraries appropriate access, at no charge, to state publications available in an electronic format.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 86, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1124 (H.B. 2473), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.