5 CCR s 20107

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 20107

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 5. EDUCATION
DIVISION 2. CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY
CHAPTER 1. LIBRARY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE STATE
SUBCHAPTER 2. CALIFORNIA LIBRARY SERVICES
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
This database is current through 02/09/07, Register 2007, No. 6
s 20107. Definitions.

(a) The definitions concerning California Library Services Act components
set forth in Education Code Section 18710 are hereby incorporated by
reference, with additions as noted in subsection (b) of this section. The
definitions incorporated by reference are accurate to California Statutes
1979.

(b) Additions to the regulations hereby incorporated are as follows:

(1) "Chief Executive Officer" means the State Librarian.

(2) "President" means the elected President of the Board.

(3) "Public library affiliation" means the formal and legal joining
to a System (i.e. the obtaining of full System membership status) by
a public library not previously a member of any System. A Public
Library Affiliation is not considered complete until all necessary
local System and jurisdictional agreements have been approved and
are in force, and the State Board has approved the affiliation.

(4) "Public library consolidation" means the formal and legal
joining of the functions, services, operations, etc. of two or more
formerly independent public libraries into a single public library,
as defined in Education Code Section 18710 (e). A Public Library
Consolidation is not considered complete until all necessary local
jurisdictional agreements have been approved and are in force, and
the State Board has approved the consolidation (see Administrative
Code Section 20180, below).

(5) Reference collection. Reference collection means a collection
of materials, both print and non-print, designed primarily for use
in answering requests for information.

(6) Reference specialist. Reference specialist means a trained and
experienced librarian who can provide reference referral services
and who can also understand how to approach the community in general
and the undeserved in particular, together with appropriate skills
in analysis of information needs and design and implementation of
reference programs responsive to those needs. A reference specialist
may be employed in providing any of the services for which he/she is
qualified.

(7) "Secretary" means the Executive Secretary of the Board.

(8) "State Board" means the California Library Services Board.

(9) "System consolidation" means the formal and legal joining of
geographic service areas, functions, operations, etc. of two or more
formerly separate Systems into a single Cooperative Library System,
as defined in Education Code Section 18710 (c). A System
Consolidation is not considered complete until all necessary local
System consolidation agreements have been approved and are in force,
and until the State Board has approved the consolidation (see
Administrative Code Section 20185, below).

(10) "Valid non-resident borrowers card" means a card that is
issued free of charge by a public library to a resident of another
jurisdiction which maintains a public library, as long as such card
meets all of the legal requirements of the issuing library.

(11) "Vice-President" means the elected Vice-President of the
Board.

Note: Authority cited: Section 18724, Education Code. Reference:
Section 18700-18767, Education Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 10-24-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register
79, No. 43).

2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 5-21-81; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 81, No. 21).

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