Section 41-8-40 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature that: (1) State publications of public interest be made available to the public. (2) An efficient distribution and depository system of state publications be established. (3) The preservation of all state publications having historical value be ensured. (Acts 1993, No. 93-257, p. 384, §1.)
Section 41-8-41 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPOSITORY. An institution which contracts with the Alabama Public Library Service to participate in the state publications depository system. (2) STATE AGENCY. Any permanent or temporary state office, department, division or unit, bureau, board, commission, task force, authority, […]
Section 41-8-42 Alabama Clearinghouse for State Publications created. There is created as a program of the Alabama Public Library Service, an Alabama Clearinghouse for State Publications. The clearinghouse shall establish and operate a state publications depository system for Alabama publications. The Alabama Public Library Service shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement this […]
Section 41-8-43 Method of obtaining materials; distribution. (a) The state printer or the responsible state agency shall forward at the expense of the agency at least nine copies of every state publication to the clearinghouse. The clearinghouse shall distribute these copies as follows: (1) Two to the Alabama Department of Archives and History for permanent […]
Section 41-8-44 Designation of agency publication officer; duties. (a) Every state agency shall designate one of its employees as the publications officer for the agency and notify the clearinghouse of the identity of the publications officer. (b) Each publications officer shall provide the clearinghouse with nine or more copies of each state publication of the […]
Section 41-8-45 Contracting with depository libraries; eligibility; obligations; penalty for noncompliance. (a) The clearinghouse may enter into depository contracts with any municipal or county public library, public library system, state agency, in-state college or university library, or out-of-state research libraries. The requirements for eligibility to contract as a depository library shall be established by the […]
Section 41-8-46 Distribution of publication lists. The clearinghouse shall issue periodic lists of state publications to the depositories. (Acts 1993, No. 93-257, p. 384, §7.)
Section 41-8-47 Funding; implementation of program contingent on sufficient appropriations. Funding for the clearinghouse program shall be from separate appropriations provided to the Alabama Public Library Service in a program entitled “Alabama Clearinghouse for State Publications.” This article shall not be implemented until the Alabama Public Library Service has determined that sufficient funds have been […]
Section 41-8-48 Retroactivity. This article shall not require state agencies to supply copies of publications produced prior to the implementation date of this article. (Acts 1993, No. 93-257, p. 384, §9.)
