Section 10. Functions of the State Reference Library

The functions of the State Reference Library shall be,- (a) to procure all useful material published in the State; (b) to compile a computerized union catalogues of Public Libraries in the State; (c) to compile and publish comprehensive bibliographies on various subjects for the benefits of scholars and researchers, especially in the field of “humanities” and “social sciences”; (d) to provide reading facilities to general public for reference and research purposes; (e) to acquire the handwritten rare manuscripts available at different places in the State and to compile and publish comprehensive bibliographies of such rare manuscripts; (f) to preserve rare manuscripts with the help of chemical treatment or/and microfilming; (g) to compile a union catalogue of manuscripts available in different libraries of the State; (h) to carry out various documentation activities and news paper clippings on important aspects of general interest; (i) to examine and evaluate the old and unuseful collection of public libraries for declaring such material unuseful after identifying the material having permanent significance; (j) to promote library co-operation on different aspects of library operations including inter-library lending for the benefit of readers in other public libraries; (k) to participate, in various existing computerized library network such as “DELNET” etc. for the benefit of users; (l) to carry out any work entrusted by State Library Council or Director for the development of public library system in the State;