202-B:1 Policy Statement; Short Title. – The legislature finds that providing citizens with access to public documents will allow increased citizen involvement in state policies and empower citizens to participate in state policy decision making. To this end, the legislature hereby declares that a system of dissemination and access to state government information be […]
202-B:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. " Component of state government " means any state government department, independent regulatory agency, state government corporation, state controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch. II. " Dissemination " means the act of distributing tangible state government information products to program libraries, […]
202-B:3 State Government Information Access Libraries Designated. – The state librarian is authorized to designate no more than 25 public and academic libraries as state government information access libraries. In designating program libraries, the state librarian shall take into account geographic representation, population served, and capability of the library to carry out the program. […]
202-B:4 Copies of State Government Information Products. – I. Each agency component of state government shall produce 25 copies of its tangible state government information products for deposit with the state librarian. The state librarian shall make tangible products available through distribution to program libraries and shall ensure program libraries and general public access […]
202-B:5 Distribution Not Required. – The state librarian shall not distribute copies of: I. The state reporter and reports provided under RSA 505. II. Intra-office or inter-office publications and forms. Source. 2001, 281:4, eff. Sept. 14, 2001.
202-B:6 Duties of Program Libraries. – Program libraries shall make government information products received or accessed through the program available for the free use of the general public. They shall organize the tangible information products in an acceptable fashion. Source. 2001, 281:4, eff. Sept. 14, 2001.
202-B:7 Preservation. – The state librarian shall coordinate with each component of state government, the program libraries, and the state archivist to establish a system whereby state government information products available via state government electronic information services shall be maintained permanently for program library and general public access. Source. 2001, 281:4, eff. Sept. 14, […]
202-B:8 Planning. – I. The state librarian shall, in cooperation with all branches and agencies of state government, develop and publish annually a plan to increase the quality and quantity of state government information available in electronic format incrementally beginning with information that is most used and readily available. A copy of the plan […]
