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(i)    Make inter-library loans of books and materials;

(ii)    Supply collections and exhibits of specialized materials;

(in)    Provide consultant services;

(iv)    Organize in-service training for library staffs; and

(v)    Develop and operate cooperative services among libraries.

(4) The regional resource centers shall be administered in con-
formance with the standards and criteria of the State Department of
Education by the Library Administrator of the library designated as
the regional resource center under policies and procedures determined
by its board of trustees and upon the recommendation and approval
of the board of advisors of the regional resource center.

(5) (4) Each board of trustees of a participating library shall
select two persons to represent its library on the board of advisors of
the regional resource center.

(6) (5) The board of advisors of the regional resource center
shall have the following general powers and duties:

(i) To gather information pertaining to the resource needs of
both its region and the State;

(ii) To make an annual report to the State Department of Educa-
tion AND THE MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LIBRAR-
IES containing an evaluation and any recommendations concerning
the operations of the regional resource center prior to the distribution
of State funds appropriated for the regional resource center;

(iii) To recommend to the local board of the library designated as
the regional resource center and to the State Department of Education
policies and procedures for the development and use of the regional
resource center;

(iv) To promote use of the regional resource center;

(v) To recommend the purchase, condemnation, rental, use, sale
or conveyance of real and personal property, for any purpose valid
under this section; and also to recommend plans for the regional
resource centers which may include the use of existing facilities of
participating libraries, additions to the facilities of participating
libraries or new facilities separate from existing facilities of par-
ticipating libraries.

(6) THE REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS SHALL BE
ADMINISTERED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE STANDARDS
AND CRITERIA OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA-
TION BY THE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE LIBRARY
DESIGNATED AS THE REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER. POL-
ICIES AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRA-
TION OF THE REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER SHALL BE
RECOMMENDED BY THE LOCAL BOARD OF LIBRARY
TRUSTEES AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ADVISORS
OF THE REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER.

    (7) The Budget of the State Department of Education for the

fiscal Year 1972, and each year thereafter, shall include an amount