A. The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is hereby authorized and directed to establish at the earliest possible date an automated data processing and information retrieval system and a statewide information network. The automated data processing and information retrieval system shall be a part of and may utilize the equipment and services of the Oklahoma Government Telecommunications Network (OGTN) created in Section 1 of this act, when available.
B. The automated data processing and information retrieval system shall include the following elements and operations as rapidly as circumstances permit: 1. Legislative reference and research, including current legislative data; 2. Data base of the holdings of Oklahoma libraries; 3. Statistical information and reports of state institutions; 4. Rules and regulations of state agencies; 5. Laws of the state; 6. Public documents of Oklahoma, the United States and other governments; 7. Opinions of the Attorney General; 8. General reference and research; 9. Oklahoma information center; 10. Legal reference and research; 11. Archives and records of the state; 12. Printed catalog of Oklahoma State Library Collections; and 13. Any other operation considered desirable, necessary or feasible. Added by Laws 1965, c. 253, § 2, emerg. eff. June 21, 1965. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 268, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.