§ 9373 — Commonwealth publications

(a) Documents depository libraries.--The State Librarian shall designate State document depository libraries to receive Commonwealth publications.

(b) Collection and distribution.--The Department of General Services shall direct each department, board, commission or agency of the Commonwealth to supply it with copies of each publication remaining after regular distribution according to existing allocations, up to a maximum of 250 copies. The Department of General Services shall forward, as soon as practicable, a copy of each publication to those libraries designated by the State Librarian under subsection (a).

(c) Eligible libraries.--A public library, school library, junior college or community college library, university library or historical society library in this Commonwealth shall be eligible to receive free copies of the publications.

(d) Recall of publications.--The Commonwealth may recall a publication if its copy is destroyed, damaged or lost.

(e) Documents published under the Commonwealth Documents Law.--This section shall not apply to the distribution of documents published under the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law. With the approval of the advisory council, the State Librarian shall make recommendations from time to time to the Joint Committee on Documents concerning criteria for the distribution to libraries of documents published under the Commonwealth Documents Law.