Section 2

"Director" means the Director of the State Library appointed under section 4 (1);

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"library building' means any building or premises forming part of or used by the State

Library and any building or premises leased or let temporarily or otherwise by the State

Government for the purpose of the State Library and includes any vehicle or vessel used in any mobile library, forming part of the State Library;

"library resources" means any form of written, printed or graphic matters on or in which information is written, recorded, stored, displayed or reproduced, including manu-scripts, typescripts, books newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets, maps, microforms, computer softwares, music sheets, photographs, cinematograph films, phonorecords, video and audio recordings and other recordings on paper, film or other materials and reproductions thereof;

"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for matters relating to libraries;

“preservation” means the various measures taken for the protection, conservation and necessary repair of library resources and for their maintenance under conditions designed to prevent and retard their physical deterioration;

“State Depository” means a depository of library resources published in Sabah established under section 4A;

“State Library” means the Sabah State Library established under section 3.