§ 3.38. Library.
(a) General. The Library is primarily a reference library for legal research by attorneys in the Bureau involved in drafting legislative documents and is open for use by the Bureau at all times during the working hours of the Bureau.
(b) Contents. The Library contains a comprehensive selection of research material including, but not limited to:
(1) Books such as Uniform State Laws, court reports, legal encyclopedias and dictionaries, digests, Shephard’s Citations, treatises, form and practice books, indices, directories, almanacs, legislative histories and journals, Attorney General’s Opinions, Pennsylvania law school reviews, loose-leaf services, and annotated statutes of 12 of the major states.
(2) Periodicals which are chiefly legal periodicals or publications pertaining to government, such as State Government, State Government News, Suggested State Legislation and Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly.
(3) Newspapers such as New York Times, National Observer, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Harrisburg Patriot News, Wall Street Journal and Legal Intelligencer.
(4) Pamphlets such as Federal publications, publications of other states, the Council of State Governments, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, private associations and reports or studies of special committees or commissions.
(5) Opinions, studies and research materials prepared from time to time by the Bureau.
(c) Unavailable material. Whenever members of the General Assembly or employes of the Bureau request material not available in the Library, the librarian obtains such material from other sources such as the State Library, the Federal Government and other states where it is available.
(d) Use. The Library is available for use by persons not employed by the Bureau from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. but they are not permitted to remove material from the Library. However, in certain cases, the librarian will duplicate or permit the duplication of material in the Library for distribution upon request and, when appropriate, charge a reasonable fee to cover the expense of duplication and materials.
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