Sec.11-24d-2. Purpose

Grants under this program are to support the application of automation to the state's publicly supported libraries. Grant funds shall provide, to publicly funded libraries, state financial assistance where such aid would not otherwise be available from other sources. Funds may be used to support expenses associated with the purchase of necessary capital equipment and entrance fees to join centralized automated library systems; changing library records from a manual system to an automated system accessible to users of other libraries in the state; enlarging existing library databases to accommodate increased library participation and technological innovations; providing connections to centralized automated library databases; procurement of terminals and software for libraries to access shared bibliographic and source databases; expansion of electronic mail service among the state's libraries and establishment of communication systems to support cooperative information services for the public.

(Effective March 6, 1987)