ONLINE ACCESIBLE ESTONIAN LEGAL ACTS REGULATING LIBRARIANSHIP

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General legistation

• Public Information Act
• Archives Act (consolidated text Dec 2001)
• Databases Act (consolidated text Feb 2001)
• Republic of Estonia Law on Education
• Act to Regulate Dissemination of Works which Contain Pornography or Promote Violence or Cruelty
• “The Principles of Estonian Cultural Policy” passed by the Riigikogu on 19 September 1998
• “The Principles of Estonian Information Policy” passed by the Riigikogu on 13 May 1998
• “Knowledge-based Estonia: Estonian Research and Development Strategy 2002–2006”
• Official Statistics Act (consolidated text June 2000)
• A list of official statistical surveys 2002

Researchand special libraries
Legal acts

• National Library of Estonia Act, amended on 28 March 2002
• Organisation Of Research And Development Act
• Law on the University of Tartu
• Technical Regulations and Standards Act (consolidated text April 2002)

Public libraries
International documents

UNESCO Public Library Manifesto

Legal acts

• Public Libraries Act

Regulations of the Minister of Culture

• “Guidelines for Public Libraries’ Work Organisation”
• “The Bylaws of Public Libraries’ Council”

School libraries
International documents

• UNESCO School Library Manifesto

Legal Acts

• Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act (consolidated text April 2002)

Regulations of the Minister of Education

• “The Basic Principles of School Libraries’ Work Organisation”

Library work organisation
Legal Acts

• Legal Deposit Copy Act
• Republic of Estonia Copyright Act, Copyright Act (consolidated text June 2001)