Chương V Luật Thư viện 2019: Trách nhiệm quản lý nhà nước về thư viện

Chapter V

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR STATE MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARIES

Article 48. Responsibilities of the Government for state management of libraries

1. The Government shall exercise unified state management of libraries.

2. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall take charge in assisting the Government with state management of libraries nationwide and have the following responsibilities:

a) Promulgate or propose policies, legislative documents, strategies and plans for library development to competent authorities for promulgation and organize implementation thereof;

b) Promulgate or propose national standards and national technical regulations for library operations to competent authorities for promulgation; and promulgate code of professional conduct for libraries;

c) Direct library cooperation; direct library operations, library staff development, research on and application of science and technology in library operations;

d) Disseminate library laws;

dd) Develop activities to promote reading culture and provide guidance thereon;

e) Inspect, handle violations, and settle complaints and denunciations concerning library operations intra vires;

d) Carry out international library cooperation.

Article 49. Responsibilities of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies for state management of libraries

1. The Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in ex officio management of organization and operations of libraries of the People’s Armed Force.

2. The Ministry of Education and Training and Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in organization of operations, development of standards for libraries of educational institutions; promotion of reading culture in schools; management of library staff training; and management of libraries in rehabilitation centers ex officio.

3. The Ministry of Information and Communications shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant state agencies in management of information systems and cyber security in library operations; and take charge in implementing legal deposit regulations.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in appraisal and promulgation of national standards and appraisal of national technical regulations on library operations; direct domestic and overseas innovation and enrichment and sharing of scientific and technological information resources.

5. Other Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in exercising state management of libraries ex officio.

Article 50. Responsibilities of People’s Committees at all levels for state management of libraries

1. People’s Committees at all levels shall exercise state management of local libraries; formulate, promulgate and implement policies, strategies and plans for development of local libraries and reading culture ex officio.

2. Responsibilities of provincial People’s Committees:

a) Promulgate intra vires incentive policies for investment in and development of provincial library networks to serve the needs of people within their provinces or propose such policies to competent authorities for promulgation;

b) Invest in provincial libraries; develop and strengthen provincial public library systems; encourage organizations and individuals to establish and maintain community libraries and private libraries open to the general public in their provinces; regulate receipt of publications published in their provinces by provincial libraries in compliance with regulations of laws;

c) Direct modernization of libraries, establish mechanisms for cooperation between libraries and regulatory bodies/organizations to promote libraries and reading culture in their provinces;

d) Direct People’s Committees of their districts and communes to manage public libraries and library networks in such districts and communes.