§ 11–802
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 11-802 (2026)
Title 11. Maryland Higher Education Commission
Subtitle 8. Maryland Digital Library
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On receipt of recommendations from the Maryland Digital Library Advisory Council the Commission may encourage each academic library at a public or private nonprofit institution of postsecondary education to:
(1)
Increase shared access to information of critical value in Internet-accessible electronic form and in library collections of books, journals, sound recordings, and other traditional forms of material;
(2)
Optimize effective use of funding in the acquisition and creation of digital resources;
(3)
Digitize unique collections in the academic library to create Internet and other on-line resources beneficial to elementary, secondary, and higher education;
(4)
Train librarians and staff to improve services in the information technology environment; and
(5)
Develop programs that support training library users to access Internet and electronic materials.