The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Institution of higher education--An institution of higher education as defined by Education Code, §61.003, and a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Education Code, §61.003.
2. (2) Annual Report--A report submitted to the Commission each year on the member institution of higher education's participation in TexShare programs, the member library of clinical medicine's participation in TexShare programs, or in fulfillment of a public library's system membership requirements.
3. (3) Commission--The Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
4. (4) Consortium--The TexShare Library Consortium.
5. (5) Director and Librarian--Chief executive and administrative officer of the commission.
6. (6) Public Library has the meaning assigned by Government Code, §441.122.

7. (7) Library of clinical medicine has the meaning assigned to Non-Profit Corporation by Government Code, §441.221.

   1. (A) Extensive library services are defined as those services set forth in §1.81(4)(C) and (D) of this title.
   2. (B) Extensive collections in the fields of clinical medicine and the history of Medicine--a minimum of 10,000 library resources in print and in electronic format, comprised of books, journal titles, technical reports, and databases on clinical medicine and the history of medicine.
8. (8) Public school--any school accredited by under Education Code Subchapter D Accreditation Status (§§39.071-39.076).
9. (9) Public school library--an organized collection of printed, audiovisual and/or computer resources in a public school or public school campus (elementary or secondary). A public school library makes resources and services available to all students, teachers, and administrators. Collections such as classroom "libraries" or collections of primarily textbooks or other similar classroom teaching materials are not public school libraries.
10. (10) Certified school librarian--a public school staff member holding a current school librarian certificate issued by the State Board for Educator Certification under the authority of Education Code, Chapter 21, Subchapter B (§§21.031-21.058).
11. (11) Certified staff member--a public school staff member holding a current certificate, license, permit, or other credential issued by the State Board for Educator Certification under the authority of Education Code, Chapter 21, Subchapter B (§§21.031-21.058).
12. (12) Internet connection--A combination of hardware, software and telecommunications services that allows a computer to communicate with any other computer on the worldwide network of networks known as the Internet, and that adheres to Internet standards documents of the Internet Engineering Steering Group, Internet Architecture Board, and the Internet community.

Source Note:The provisions of this §8.1 adopted to be effective June 24, 1998, 23 TexReg 6436; amended to be effective December 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 9845; amended to be effective May 18, 2006, 31 TexReg 3871.