(75 ILCS 10/12) (from Ch. 81, par. 122)
Sec. 12. To encourage and to make available adequate library research and reference facilities and materials for the residents of this state, the State Librarian shall designate the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, the Chicago Public Library, Southern Illinois University Library at Carbondale and the Illinois State Library as Research and Reference Centers. The State Librarian may also designate libraries with special collections, computerized data retrieval devices, or electronic data transmission facilities as Special Resource Centers. Such designation shall be made subject to the approval of the governing authorities of the above named institutions. A committee composed of the head librarians of these four institutions and the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Illinois State Library shall be established to develop long range acquisition policies to strengthen the existing collections, and to avoid unnecessary duplication, and to improve the transmission of research and reference information. This committee shall determine the rules and regulations under which the Research and Reference Centers will be made available to the residents of this state. The committee shall also have the authority to make recommendations to the State Librarian for the apportionment of the funds that are appropriated by the General Assembly for this specific purpose.
(Source: P.A. 85-1238.)
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