A. The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is hereby authorized and directed to establish at the earliest possible date an automated data processing and information retrieval system and a statewide information network. The automated data processing and information retrieval system shall be a part of and may utilize the equipment and services of the Oklahoma Government Telecommunications Network (OGTN) created in Section 1 of this act, when available.
B. The automated data processing and information retrieval system shall include the following elements and operations as rapidly as circumstances permit:
1. Legislative reference and research, including current legislative data;
2. Data base of the holdings of Oklahoma libraries;
3. Statistical information and reports of state institutions;
4. Rules and regulations of state agencies;
5. Laws of the state;
6. Public documents of Oklahoma, the United States and other governments;
7. Opinions of the Attorney General;
8. General reference and research;
9. Oklahoma information center;
10. Legal reference and research;
11. Archives and records of the state;
12. Printed catalog of Oklahoma State Library Collections; and
13. Any other operation considered desirable, necessary or feasible.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 253, § 2, emerg. eff. June 21, 1965. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 268, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.