54-24.3-01. Definitions

54-24.3-01. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Academic library" means a library that is part of a college or university that is publicly or privately funded and whose primary role is to provide resources to enrich and support the school's curricula and the research needs of students and faculty. 2. "Library resource center" means a central service unit, whose location is to be agreed upon by members of the regional library cooperative and which is responsible for extending special services to support members of the regional library cooperative, while meeting all cooperative standards. 3. "Multitype library authority" means a geographic subdivision within which multitype libraries are organized for the purpose of providing library and information services through cooperation and mutual support. 4. "Participant library" means any library agreeing to join a regional library cooperative. 5. "Public library" means a library that is supported with funds derived from taxation and which maintains a balanced collection of materials to serve the lifelong information, reading, and recreational needs of the general population. For purposes of this chapter, "public library" includes tribal libraries. 6. "Regional library cooperative" means an organization of one or more types of library organized under Article VI of section 54-24.1-01, or a multitype library authority. 7. "School library media center" means a learning center operated as part of a publicly or privately supported school or school district and whose role is to provide instruction, cooperatively design learning strategies, and provide resources that support and enrich the curriculum, following the North Dakota school library media guidelines. 8. "Special library" means a public or private sector library whose collection is specialized and limited in scope and size and whose role is to provide information to a limited clientele.