The purpose of TexShare is to assist libraries at institutions of higher education in Texas:

1. (1) to promote the future well-being of the citizenry and enhance quality teaching and research excellence at institutions of higher education through the efficient exchange of academic information and the sharing of library resources;
2. (2) to maximize the effectiveness of library expenditures by enabling libraries at institutions of higher education to share staff expertise and to share library resources in print and in an electronic form, including books, journals, technical reports, and databases;
3. (3) to increase the intellectual productivity of students and faculty at the participating institutions of higher education by emphasizing access to information rather than ownership of documents and other information sources; and
4. (4) to facilitate joint purchasing agreements for purchasing information services and encourage cooperative research and development of information technologies.

Source Note:The provisions of this §8.2 adopted to be effective June 24, 1998, 23 TexReg 6436.