B-1.2 - Act respecting Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Section 15 Disposition versions

2006-01-31

15. To fulfil its mission, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales may, in particular,

(1)  make the documents in the collections of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales available for consultation or for loan and afford researchers access to specialized collections;

(2)  facilitate access to those collections throughout the territory of Québec, in particular by the use of computer-generated media;

(2.1)  preserve permanently a copy of the documents published in Québec, preferably in their original form or, failing that, in a medium using modern techniques of preservation;

(2.2)  acquire any document published outside Québec which may further the development of Québec documentation;

(2.3)  publish a bibliography of the documents published in Québec, an analytical index of the articles contained in the major magazines published in Québec and any document that may be useful for research purposes;

(2.4)  make known and enhance its collections and the collections of other libraries or bodies by exhibitions or any other appropriate means;

(2.5)  establish forms of cooperation with other persons, partnerships or bodies in the field of documentation;

(3)  offer introductory services in documentary research and in the use of new technology;

(4)  organize informational activities to enhance public awareness with respect to reading and activities to promote Québec publishing;

(5)  offer services adapted to handicapped persons, newcomers to Québec, persons with reading difficulties, workers undergoing career transition, businesses and other special users;

(6)  contribute to enhancing the international influence of Québec’s expertise and heritage through active participation in the network of international documentary institutions, particularly those of the French-speaking world;

(7)  encourage cooperation between public libraries and other library networks and act as an auxiliary library for all public libraries in Québec;

(8)  develop support and specialized technical services and make them available to public libraries;

(9)  participate in the elaboration of a virtual union catalogue and encourage the participation of documentary institutions in the development of applications in the virtual library.

1998, c. 38, s. 15; 2001, c. 11, s. 10; 2004, c. 25, s. 25.

2002-03-04

15. To fulfil its mission, the library may, in particular,

(1)  make the documents in the collections of the library available for consultation or for loan and afford researchers access to specialized collections;

(2)  facilitate access to those collections throughout the territory of Québec, in particular by the use of computer-generated media;

(2.1)  preserve permanently a copy of the documents published in Québec, preferably in their original form or, failing that, in a medium using modern techniques of preservation;

(2.2)  acquire any document published outside Québec which may further the development of Québec documentation;

(2.3)  publish a bibliography of the documents published in Québec, an analytical index of the articles contained in the major magazines published in Québec and any document that may be useful for research purposes;

(2.4)  make known and enhance its collections and the collections of other libraries or bodies by exhibitions or any other appropriate means;

(2.5)  establish forms of cooperation with other persons, partnerships or bodies in the field of documentation;

(3)  offer introductory services in documentary research and in the use of new technology;

(4)  organize informational activities to enhance public awareness with respect to reading and activities to promote Québec publishing;

(5)  offer services adapted to handicapped persons, newcomers to Québec, persons with reading difficulties, workers undergoing career transition, businesses and other special users;

(6)  contribute to enhancing the international influence of Québec’s expertise and heritage through active participation in the network of international documentary institutions, particularly those of the French-speaking world;

(7)  encourage cooperation between public libraries and other library networks and act as an auxiliary library for all public libraries in Québec;

(8)  develop support and specialized technical services and make them available to public libraries;

(9)  participate in the elaboration of a virtual union catalogue and encourage the participation of documentary institutions in the development of applications in the virtual library.

1998, c. 38, s. 15; 2001, c. 11, s. 10.

1998-08-05

15. To fulfil its mission, the library may, in particular,

(1)  make the documents in the collections of the library available for consultation or for loan and afford researchers access to specialized collections;

(2)  facilitate access to those collections throughout the territory of Québec, in particular by the use of computer-generated media;

(3)  offer introductory services in documentary research and in the use of new technology;

(4)  organize informational activities to enhance public awareness with respect to reading and activities to promote Québec publishing;

(5)  offer services adapted to handicapped persons, newcomers to Québec, persons with reading difficulties, workers undergoing career transition, businesses and other special users;

(6)  contribute to enhancing the international influence of Québec’s expertise and heritage through active participation in the network of international documentary institutions, particularly those of the French-speaking world;

(7)  encourage cooperation between public libraries and other library networks and act as an auxiliary library for all public libraries in Québec;

(8)  develop support and specialized technical services and make them available to public libraries;

(9)  participate in the elaboration of a virtual union catalogue and encourage the participation of documentary institutions in the development of applications in the virtual library.

1998, c. 38, s. 15.