B-2 - Act respecting the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec

Section 5 Disposition versions

1977-12-31

5. The chief librarian of the National Library shall:

(a)  collect and keep, if possible in their original form, copies of the documents published in Québec and of those published outside Québec that treat mainly of Québec;

(b)  acquire and keep all the documents which he can collect and which may be useful for research in the various branches of knowledge;

(c)  compile and publish periodically a current bibliography and a cumulative bibliography of the documents published in Québec and of those published outside Québec that treat mainly of Québec;

(d)  make and keep up to date a catalogue of the collections of the most important libraries in Québec;

(e)  encourage bibliographic research and, if expedient, organize a bibliographic centre;

(f)  cause an index to be made of the principal periodicals of Québec and ensure the regular publication of such index;

(g)  organize a central document exchange bureau for the benefit of the libraries of Québec;

(h)  perform any other similar function assigned to him by the Minister.

1966-67, c. 24, s. 5.