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Laws and Standards Affecting Libraries Compiled by State Libraries

Compiled by:
Joe Ryan

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General Interest [Arizona] [California] [Colorado] [Connecticut] [Delaware] [Florida] [Georgia] [Idaho] [Illinois] [Indiana] [Iowa] [Kansas] [Massachusetts] [Michigan] [Minnesota] [Minnesota] [Missouri] [Nebraska] [Nevada] [New Hampshire] [New York] [Oklahoma] [Rhode Island] [South Carolina] [South Dakota] [Tennessee] [Texas] [Utah] [Vermont] [Virginia] [Wisconsin]

General Interest

American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Assessment/Standards.

American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom. State privacy laws regarding library records.

Hill, Charles. Developing educational standards, and in particular Technology standards.

Moen, William E. National Information Standards Organization's study of state library agencies' information technology standards policies and procedures.

Moorman, John A. Standards for public libraries: A study in quantitative measures of library performance as found in state public library documents. Public Libraries, 36, (1), 32-39.

MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey. Standards bodies: Telecommunication information resources on the Internet. University of Michigan.

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Arizona

Arizona Department of Library Archives and Public Records. Public records standards and laws

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California

California State Library. California Library Laws.

California Library Association. CLA legislative network for 1998

Includes State Legislator and CLA contact for that district.

Friends of California Libraries. Advocacy Center for California Libraries.

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Colorado

Colorado State LibraryPublic Library Standards for Colorado 1997 [pdf].

Public Library Standards for Colorado 1997 [pdf]

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Connecticut

General Statutes of Connecticut. (Revised to 1997). Title-11 - Libraries.

Connecticut State Library. Minimum standards for Connecticut principal public libraries .

Connecticut State Library. Policy development materials for public libraries.

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Florida

Standards for Florida Public Libraries: A Vision for the 21st Century

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Georgia

Georgia Department of Technical & Adult Education. Office of Public Library Services (OPLS) Georgia Public Library Trustees Handbook.

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Idaho

Idaho Library Laws

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Illinois

Illinois Revised Statutes. Latest edition. Chapter 81, par. 111 et seq. "The Illinois Library Systems Act." Illinois State Library Rules for Illinois Library Systems. The common citation for the following title: Illinois Administrative Code. Latest edition. Title 23, Part 3030, "The Illinois Library Systems Act. Illinois State Library. Standards for the Services of Illinois Multitype Library Systems

Illinois State Library. (1997). Trustee Facts File (2nd ed.).

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Indiana

Indiana Library and Historical Board. Standards for public libraries eligible to receive state and federal funds

Indiana library automation standards

Indiana State Library. (1997). IN the public trust - A reference manual for Indiana public library board members.

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Iowa

Iowa State Library. In Service to Iowa: Public Library Measures of Quality

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Kansas

Measurements of quality: Public library standards for Kansas

Kansas State Library. Kansas public library trustee handbook .

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Administrative Regulations

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Library laws and regulations

MAGNet. Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 78 Libraries

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Michigan

Michigan State Library. State Aid Guidelines for Michigan Libraries, Library requirements to meet state aid guidelines, and the State Aid to Public Libraries Act

Michigan State Library. A citizen's guide to state government.

Michigan State Library. Michigan Public Library Trustee Manual. (1998, April).

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Minnesota

Minnesota State Library. Minnesota Public Library Standards [pdf]

1997 Statutes for Libraries (ch. 134)

Minnesota Attorney General. Published, formal opinions relating to libraries

Minnesota State Library. Trustee handbook.

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Missouri

Missouri State Library. Missouri public library standards: An implementation plan

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Montana

Montana State Library. Law Revision Task Force

Montana State Library. Statutes and Administrative Rules

Montana State Library. Standards

Montana State Library. Montana public library trustee manual. [pdf]

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Nebraska

Nebraska Library Commission. Nebraska laws pertaining to libraries and library operations.

Nebraska Library Commission. (1997). Access to electronic information, services, and networks: A Nebraska Library Commission interpretation.

Nebraska Library Commission. Nebraska Community-Library Advocacy Project.

Nebraska Library Commission. Copyright handbook

Nebraska Library Commission. Nebraska intellectual freedom handbook.

Nebraska Library Commission. Statewide Training For Accurate Reference Reference Manual (STAR)

Nebraska Library Commission. (1998, October 9). Nebraska guidelines for young people's library service.

Nebraska Library Commission. Nebraska trustee handbook.

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Nevada

How to do a legislative history of Nevada law

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire State Library. New Hampshire Library Laws

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New Jersey

South Jersey Regional Cooperative. SJRLC technology standards for electronic gateway libraries.

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New York

New York State Library. (1995, January). Excerpts from New York State Education Law, Rules of the Board of Regents and Regulations of the Commissioner of Education pertaining to libraries, library systems, trustees and librarians.

New York State Library. Citizens' access to government.

New York State Library. Helpful information for meeting minimum public library standards.

New York State Library. Public libraries move ahead as they meet minimum standards.

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Oklahoma

The L-Files

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Library. (1983). Minimum Standards for Rhode Island Public Libraries

Rhode Island State Library. RI laws relating to libraries or alternate site

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South Carolina

Board members and enabling legislation

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South Dakota

South Dakota State Library. Laws

South Dakota State Library. Rules

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Tennessee

Tennessee Library Association

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Texas

Texas State Library. Library laws of Texas

Texas State Library. School library programs: Standards and guidelines for Texas

Texas State Library. Rules for administering the Library Systems Act

Texas State Library. Minimum criteria for system membership

Texas State Library. System orientation manual.

Texas State Library. Library automation standards and guidelines

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Utah

Utah State Library. Utah public library trustee handbook.

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Vermont

Vermont State Library. Public library standards forms

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Virginia

Virginia State Library. Policies

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Library. Frequently asked questions about the new county library planning statutes

Wisconsin State Library. Frequently asked questions about the new county library funding statutes

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