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Article 06. PUBLIC LIBRARIES There is established in the state library the state library distribution and data access center. The center shall, in cooperation with federal, municipal, and private data collection and research efforts, promote the establishment of an orderly depository library and data index distribution and access system. Repealed or Renumbered
Article 03. RURAL COMMUNITY LIBRARIES Repealed or Renumbered Repealed or Renumbered The center shall, to the extent practicable, avoid duplication, coordinate its activities with other state agencies charged with record-keeping functions, and employ computerization to compile or organize research data and other materials. An eligible library may apply to the department for a grant under AS 14.56.300 - 14.56.340 in accordance with regulations adopted by the board. Each state agency shall and each municipality and regional educational attendance area may designate one of its employees to be responsible for depositing the materials and information specified in AS 14.56.120
. Libraries may be designated as either 'complete depository' or 'selective depository.' A complete depository library shall be sent one copy of every state publication. A selective depository library shall be sent one copy of every publication from the specific state agencies it designates. Repealed or Renumbered The Department of Education and Early Development shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS
14.56.090
- 14.56.180. Repealed or Renumbered There is established in the department a library assistance grant fund. From legislative appropriations to the fund,
the department shall make grants to eligible libraries for public library operations, for interlibrary cooperation, or for regional library services. Repealed or Renumbered
Article 04. LIBRARY ASSISTANCE GRANTS Repealed or Renumbered The Department of Education and Early Development shall manage and have complete charge of all of the property contained in the institutions known as the state library and state historical library. The state library and state historical library shall be maintained in the state capital. The department shall
(1) stimulate and encourage citizens' participation in the development and improvement of library facilities; and
(2) establish policies, plans, and procedures of the department, and adopt reasonable regulations and orders, with penalties, as may be required.
The board shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 14.56.300
- 14.56.330. The regulations must include qualifications for grant eligibility and provisions regarding the use of grant funds.
Article 05. PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANTS Upon the request of the center, a state agency shall furnish the center with a complete list of its current state publications, data published or compiled by or for it at public expense, and a copy of its mailing or exchange lists.
However, data that is protected by the constitutional right to privacy or is of a type stated by law to be confidential or that the agency is otherwise prohibited by law from distributing may not be furnished to the center. The center may not engage in general public distribution of either (1) state publications or lists of publications or
(2) the index of publications and research data. However, unless expressly prohibited by law, the center shall make available to any person, upon request and under procedures established by it, publications, summaries, research data,
indices, and other materials in its possession. Reasonable fees for reproduction or printing costs and for mailing and distribution of materials may be charged by the center. (a) Upon notification of the creation of data under AS 14.56.120
, a state agency shall and a municipality or regional educational attendance area may prepare an abstract or summary of it.
(b) The center shall prepare and keep current an index of all publications and data abstracts or summaries on file and shall publish and distribute that index regularly to contracting depository libraries and to other Alaska libraries upon request.
The center may enter into depository contracts with municipal, regional educational attendance area, university or community college libraries, public library associations, state library agencies, the Library of Congress, and other state and federal library systems. The requirements for eligibility to contract as a depository library shall be established by the Department of Education and Early Development upon the recommendation of the state librarian and shall include and take into consideration the type of library, its ability to preserve publications or data and to make them available for public use, and the geographical location of the library for ease of access to residents in all areas of the state. (a) A public library established under this section shall provide at least the following services free of charge to the residents of the municipality or community:
(1) establish and maintain a collection of books and other materials for loaning;
(2) provide access to interlibrary loan services;
(3) provide reading or other educational programs for children; and
(4) provide reference information.
(b) A public library established under this section shall submit an annual report of its operations and the services it provides to the director of the division that has responsibility for state libraries.
The department shall
(1) collect, catalog, and preserve an Alaska collection consisting of books, laws, pamphlets, periodicals, manuscripts,
microreproductions, audiovisual materials, etc.;
(2) serve as a depository for state and federal historical publications concerning Alaska;
(3) acquire, catalog, and maintain private papers and manuscripts relative to Alaska which are adjudged worthy of preservation for reference and research purposes;
(4) perform other functions necessary to the operation of a historical library.
Article 02. STATE LIBRARY DISTRIBUTION AND DATA ACCESS CENTER In AS 14.56.090
- 14.56.180, unless the context otherwise requires,
(1) 'center' means the state library distribution and data access center;
(2) 'research data' or 'data' means a representation of facts, concepts or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means that was prepared to serve as a basis for reasoning, calculation, discussion, or decision and that is determined appropriate for indexing by the state librarian;
(3) 'state agency' includes state departments, divisions, agencies, boards, associations, commissions, corporations, and offices, and the University of Alaska and its affiliated research institutes;
(4) 'state publication' includes any official document, compilation, journal, bill, law, resolution, bluebook, statute,
code, register, pamphlet, list, book, report, study, hearing transcript, leaflet, order, regulation, directory,
periodical, or magazine issued or contracted for by a state agency determined by the state librarian to be appropriate for retention in the center.
(a) Libraries eligible for grants under AS 14.56.300
are
(1) public libraries established under AS 14.56.400
or, in a municipality that does not have a public library established under AS 14.56.400, another library that
(A) is a nonprofit corporation and holds meetings of its board of directors in public;
(B) provides services listed in AS 14.56.400
(a); and
(C) is approved to receive grants under AS 14.56.300
by resolution of the governing body of that municipality;
(2) libraries sharing resources free of charge with other libraries in the state; and
(3) libraries providing regional library services.
(b) A library described in (a)(1) of this section is eligible for a public library assistance grant. A library described in (a)(2) of this section is eligible for an interlibrary cooperation assistance grant. A library described in (a)(3)
of this section is eligible for a regional library services assistance grant.
(a) A public library assistance grant under AS 14.56.310
(a)(1) may be a basic grant or a per capita grant. A basic grant may not be more than $7,000 for each service outlet of the public library in any one fiscal year. The amount of a basic grant must be equally matched by local money, the fair value of volunteer labor, or a combination of local money and volunteer labor. If the amount available for public library assistance grants during a fiscal year is not sufficient to fully fund basic grants for all eligible libraries,
the amount available shall be prorated so that the amount of basic grants for all eligible libraries is reduced by the same percentage. After payment of basic grants to all eligible libraries during a fiscal year, any amount remaining for public library assistance grants shall be distributed as per capita grants to each library that received a basic grant.
The amount of the per capita grants shall be based on the population of the municipality or unincorporated community served by each of the libraries.
(b) State money granted to a library under AS 14.56.300
- 14.56.340 may not be used to supplant local money equal to local expenditures for that library in fiscal year 1980, as adjusted annually by the commissioner to conform approximately to changes in the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index for Anchorage, Alaska. A library that uses state money to supplant local money forfeits eligibility for grants under AS 14.56.300
- 14.56.340 for two years.
(a) Each state agency shall deposit, upon release, at least four copies of each of its state publications in the center.
Additional copies of each publication may be requested by the center for deposit in quantities necessary to meet the needs of the depository library system and to provide inter-library service to those libraries not having depository status.
(b) Each state agency shall notify the center of the creation of all data published or compiled by or for it at public expense, including automated data bases, and provide for its accessibility through the center unless the data is protected by the constitutional right to privacy or is of a type stated by law to be confidential or the agency is otherwise prohibited by law from doing so.
(c) The center is also a depository for publications of municipalities and regional educational attendance areas,
including surveys and studies produced by a municipality or regional educational attendance area or produced for it on contract. Four copies of each publication produced for a municipality or regional educational attendance area may be deposited with the center for record and distribution purposes.
(d) Each municipality or regional educational attendance area may notify the center of the creation of all data published or compiled by or for it at public expense and provide for its accessibility through the center, unless the data is protected by the constitutional right to privacy or is of a type stated by law to be confidential or the municipality or regional educational attendance area is otherwise prohibited by law from doing so.
(e) When a research project or study is conducted for a person by a state agency, a municipality, or a regional educational attendance area, even though no state funding is involved, the state agency, municipality, or regional educational attendance area shall request that person for permission to make copies of its final report available to the center under AS 14.56.090
- 14.56.180. If permission is granted, the report shall be deposited with the center.
The department shall undertake state library functions that will benefit the state and its citizens, including
(1) coordinating library services of the state with other educational services and agencies to increase effectiveness and eliminate duplication;
(2) providing reference library service to state and other public officials;
(3) providing library services and administering state and other grants-in-aid to public libraries to supplement and improve their services, the grants to be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose, or from other funds available for that purpose;
(4) providing library service directly to areas in which there is not sufficient population or local revenue to support independent library units;
(5) distributing financial aid to public libraries for extension of library service to surrounding areas and to improve inadequate local library service under regulations adopted by the department;
(6) offering consultant service on library matters to state and municipal libraries, community libraries, school libraries, and libraries in unincorporated communities;
(7) serving as a depository for state and federal publications concerning Alaska;
(8) applying for, receiving, and spending, in accordance with AS 37.07 (the Executive Budget Act), federal, state, or private funds available for library purposes;
(9) recording and distributing the election pamphlet provided for by AS 15.58 to libraries throughout the state for use by blind voters;
(10) establishing and charging fees for reproduction, printing, and handling costs, for mailing and distributing state publications and research data, and for other services authorized by this chapter;
(11) operating and maintaining the Alaska State Archives under AS 40.21.
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