OAR 543-060-0020. Authorized Activities

(1) State Library is authorized to negotiate and contract with commercial database providers on behalf of public, school, academic, and tribal libraries to provide access to electronic databases. The statewide database subsidy program is established under the provisions of this division to assist eligible public, academic, school and tribal libraries to participate in the statewide electronic database program. The State Library is authorized to collect and administer funds from public and academic libraries in payment for such databases. (2) State Library is authorized to provide a statewide cooperative reference service that enables all Oregonians to obtain information from library staff at cooperating libraries using advanced Internet technologies. The statewide cooperative reference service program is established under the provisions of this division to provide this cooperative service and to provide other assistance to public, academic, school and tribal libraries to improve their reference services using advanced Internet technologies. The State Library is authorized to collect and administer funds from public and academic libraries to provide partial support for the statewide cooperative reference service program in an amount to be determined annually by the State Library Board. The State Library is authorized to provide a statewide cooperative reference service directly or by contracting with one or more libraries to provide the service.