(Adopted by the 42th ordinary meeting of the People's Government of San Suu Kyi on 20 April 2009, No. 211 of the People's Government Order No. 211 of 23 April 2009)

In order to strengthen the management of public libraries, the development of a public-cultural cause to meet the needs of the people for scientific cultural knowledge, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, this approach is being developed in conjunction with the actual state.

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Article 3. This approach refers to public libraries, which are run by all levels of government, open to society, public cultural services and services that have documentation information resources collection, collation, preservation, research, development, dissemination and service functions.

The paper information resources referred to in this approach refer to the record of information and knowledge in the form of paper, audio, photo, electronic, network.

Article IV. The Government of the people at the district level should incorporate public libraries into local national economic and social development plans.

The construction, protection, use of public libraries, etc., should be included in the same fiscal budget and an increase in annual fiscal incomes as a result of growth.

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Article 6.

Schools, scientific research institutions and various types of enterprises, business units, internal libraries of social groups and other libraries are encouraged to be open to society.

To encourage donations of documentation resources and funds, equipment to public libraries. Donors enjoy tax incentives in accordance with legal, legislative and related policy provisions.

Article 7. The Government of the people at the district level should establish public libraries in accordance with local economic and social development levels, cultural development needs and population distribution, geographic characteristics and factors such as transport, environment and so that public books or public maps can be established at the location of the people's government and other populated regions.

The municipalities and districts with conditions (markets, zones) may set up independent juvenile child libraries; there is no conditions to establish an independent juvenile child's access room within public libraries.

Article 8. Public library construction should be integrated into the overall planning of local rural and urban areas, and its planning for the selection and building of land is carried out in accordance with national legislation, regulations and regulations.

The broom of the public libraries, the area of construction and the distribution of seats should be in line with the State's requirements for the assessment of the criteria for the grade.

Article 9. The public libraries should, in line with the needs of economic, social and cultural development in the region, define the collection principles of the literature information resources, systematically collect, collate, protect, study, develop local literature information resources and traditional literature information resources, focus on the collection and use of web information resources and build on the identity.

Article 10. The public libraries shall determine the extent of acquisition of annual literature information resources, in accordance with the realities of local economic, social and cultural development and the characteristics of the reserves. The annual collection of information resources is determined by consultation with the same level of financial, cultural administration and should be earmarked.

Documentation information resources for new deposits should be used in a timely manner after entry into the premises.

Article 11. The public libraries should conduct classification of documentation information resources in accordance with relevant national standards, thematic drawbacks, tabulations, processing, etc., with the establishment, improvement of the database of library-based information resources and their access systems to facilitate social public access.

There has been a serious damage to the repair and other unused documentary information resources, which should be written off in a timely manner, as required and submitted to the local cultural administration.

Article 12. The premises of the public libraries, the documentation of information resources and related facilities, equipment must be strictly managed, protected and any unit or individual shall not intrus the functional uses of the public library store.

It is implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Public Cultural Sports Facilities Regulations due to the fact that rural and urban rehabilitation is required to dismantle public libraries or to change their functional uses.

Article 13. The public libraries should strengthen the security management and protection of the resources of the literature, take effective measures to prevent fire, prevent corruption, prevent theft, prevent the loss of life, and prevent the irrift, etc.; and require special protection measures to ensure security for the value of valuable documentation resources.

Article 14. The public libraries should establish a system of sound services, improve conditions of service, strengthen the construction of digital libraries, work together with other libraries and the sharing of literature information resources, increase efficiency in the use of documentation information resources and facilitate the use of juvenile children, the elderly, persons with disabilities.

Public libraries can be equipped with facilities, equipment, such as audio-visual, micro, replication and electronic networks, based on the need to establish websites and e-review rooms that highlight the characteristics of their own premises.

Article 15. Public libraries shall be open to society in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) The time open by the provincial public libraries is less than 70 hours per week;

(ii) The opening of public libraries in the area is less than 63 hours per week;

(iii) The public libraries in the district (markets, areas) are not open for less than 56 hours per week.

During national statutory holidays and school breaks, the opening time should be extended appropriately.

The open time and the scope of services for public libraries, as well as the methods and attention to the use of facilities, equipment, should be presented to society. For reasons of the change in the opening time or the closure of the premises, a three-day announcement should be made in advance.

Article 16 introduces a system of free access to information on public libraries.

The collection of thematic information, the preparation of reference materials, the provision of audio-visual products and electronic publications or the need for fee-for-service projects, such as escology, interpretation, photocopy information resources, are carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of States and provinces.

Article 17 introduces a system of public access and access to information materials for public libraries.

In addition to prohibiting the cessation of access or limitation of access to public or specially valuable literature information resources in accordance with national provisions, the public libraries may not make separate standards to limit the scope of public access and access to information resources.

Article 18 Build access and access to the literature resources of the public libraries shall be subject to the following provisions:

(i) Procedures related to effective documentation;

(ii) To adhere to the systems of the public libraries and to the management of staff;

(iii) Accommodating documentation and related facilities, equipment;

(iv) The restitution of documentation information resources at the specified date shall not be damaged, lost.

Article 19 The public libraries should communicate to the public at large, recommend good readings, guide the timely search and use of documentation information resources by organizing exhibitions, knowledge lectures, reports, counselling and mobile access.

To encourage, advocate for public libraries and other libraries to open grass-roots borrowers and to carry out local and local community activities under books.

Article 20 implements the publication sample collection system. The provincial public libraries are responsible for the collection of sample collections for all provincial publications, and the municipal public libraries in the area are responsible for the collection of the sample of publications.

In addition to the relatively small number of publications published, the publication units should send samples to the public libraries in the provinces and local districts within two months of the publication public release, respectively; units and individuals in the publication of internal publications in the province, as well as to publications units and individuals outside the province, may be sent to the provincial public libraries and other public libraries in accordance with voluntary principles. Specific contributions were developed by the provincial Ministry of Cultural Administration and the Public Information Administration.

The Public Library shall be composed of two months from the date of receipt of a sample of publications.

Article 21, Public libraries should require scientific establishments and selections based on work.

The Chief of the Public Library is responsible for the conduct of the conduct of the evaluation of the staff. The director should have a high degree of scientific cultural nutrient, professional technical level and organizational management capacity, and other staff should have the corresponding expertise and skills to be able to take the post-graduate eligible party. The operational staff of the new embassies should have higher levels of culture and open recruitment as required.

Advocacy, encouragement of volunteer participation in public library services.

Article 22 provides recognition and incentives to units and individuals with one of the following conditions:

(i) The Public Library of Social Forces;

(ii) The internal libraries and other libraries to which they belong are open and make significant achievements to society;

(iii) To donation of documentation resources and funds, equipment to public libraries and make a significant contribution;

(iv) Stressed contributions in the management of public libraries.

Article 23, in violation of this approach, imposes and destroys public libraries' premises, documentation resources and related facilities, equipment, or has been able to change the functions of the public library premises, and punishes them in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations on Public Cultural Sports Facilities and other relevant laws, regulations, which constitute crimes and hold criminal responsibility under the law.

Article 24, in violation of this approach, has not been returned to the material resources of the literature or other non-compliance with the provisions of the management of the public libraries, has been corrected; the refusal to renovate, which is criticized by the cultural administration, with a fine of up to 100 million dollars; the penalties imposed by the public security authorities in violation of the provisions of the security administration of the law; the resulting in documentation resources and related facilities, equipment damage, loss, and compensation shall be compensated by law.

Article 25 The public libraries have one of the following acts, which is being corrected by the Ministry of Cultural Administration; are still not reformulated and disposed of by law to the responsible supervisors and other direct responsibilities; and are criminally criminalized by law:

(i) Inadequate management of documentation information resources and related facilities, equipment protection and greater loss;

(ii) The opening of public libraries to the public at the minimum required time;

(iii) Bring the acquisition of documentation information resources to his use;

(iv) The scope of public access to information resources is not provided for in the implementation of public borrowers, referral systems or self-standard standards;

(v) The non-implementation of a free-grant system or the unjustifiable benefit;

(vi) Failure to perform other duties as prescribed and to cause serious consequences.

Article 26, concerning violations of this approach by the Government of the people, the cultural administration sector and other sectors, does not provide for the establishment, construction of a public library or other abuses, omissions, provocative fraud, shall be taken into account by law by the responsible supervisors and other direct responsibilities; constitutes a crime and criminal justice by law.

Article 27 of this approach is implemented effective 1 June 2009.