Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Board” means the Belize National Library Service and Information System Board established under section 4 of this Act; “Chief Librarian” means the Chief Librarian appointed under section 14 of this Act; “documentary heritage” means the total of published and unpublished documents emanating from Belize or relating to “extension activities” include lectures, exhibitions, adult education classes, audio-visual shows, cultural, historical and educational activities conducted by the Belize National Library “Information” means data that is organized, recorded, classified, related or interpreted within a context, to convey a meaning or a use; 6 “information service” means the obtaining of, or granting of access to, as well as accessing, listening, processing, and disseminating of information; “Library” means the Belize National Library Service and Information System or the headquarters or any branch of the Belize National Library Service and Information System, or any service point established under this Act, and includes the rooms, entrances and passage of the library building and the compound in which it is situated; “library materials” means material in the collection; “material” means any book, periodical, newspaper, pamphlet, picture, print, photograph, map, chart, plan or manuscript, computer software, audio-visual production, sound recording, or any other article forming part of the contents of a library which may be published or unpublished; “Minister” means the Minister for the time being responsible for libraries; “National library” means the library established in section 3 of this Act, responsible for the comprehensive collection of the publication output of the nation; the compilation and maintenance of the national bibliography; the collection and organization of publications on an international scale; the coordination of the national public library network; and the provision of library services to government and its agencies; “Public Library” means a library that serves local communities throughout Belize with free general library services which is coordinated and supplied by the Belize National Library 7 “Service”, “Library Service”, “service point”, or “book Centre” means the National Library and any library established under this Act. Information System and Powers and Duties of its Board