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 clearinghouse. The standards shall include, but not be limited to, the type of library, the ability to preserve the publications and make them available for public use, and the location and accessibility of the library.

(b) Each depository library shall abide by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Alabama Public Library Service. Noncompliance with the contract shall result in the loss of depository status.

(Acts 1993, No. 93-257, p. 384, §6.)