Government Libraries
State libraries provide a myriad of functions to citizens. Some of the functions which they provide include:
- Serving as the main library for the state
- Collecting and preserving state historical documents and literature
- Providing access to its resources via the internet and other electronic mediums
- Acting as the repository for the states official records and periodicals
- Providing reading and literacy programs in some states
These libraries provide law-related resources to the public as well as judiciary and legal communities. Such libraries often include a variety of legal topics in print and electronic form. Each library creates its own set of policies, rules, programs, and services to best provide these materials to the public.
State archives:Each state has its own collection of historical materials, preserving them for future generations and historians. Such archives are popular amongst researchers, writers, genealogists, historians, and students.
Electronic and web-basedEach of the 50 states now has an online, or web-based, library catalog tools. Such tools are commonly used to locate specific publications and data, along with various indexes. Pre-world-wide-web, such systems were often microfiche, telnet, and gopher based
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