Pennsylvania Code
Title 22 - EDUCATION
Part IX - State Library and Advisory Council on Library Development
Subpart B - Advisory Council on Library Development
Chapter 143 - STATE DOCUMENT DEPOSITORIES
Section 143.1 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Depository collection-A gathering of official Commonwealth publications in a formally organized library organized either for public use under The Library Code (24 P. S. §§ 4101-4503), or for academic use in a state accredited institution of higher education.

Publication-Any printed or otherwise reproduced item prepared for distribution to the public, or used within any state agency as a regulatory instrument, including but not limited to documents, pamphlets, studies, brochures, books, annual reports, codes, regulations, journals, periodicals or magazines printed by or for the Commonwealth, its legislature, its courts, its constitutional offices, or any authority, board, commission, department or other State governmental agency or issued in conjunction with, or under contract with, the Federal government, local units of government, private individuals, institutions or corporations.

The Library Code (24 P.S. §§ 4101-4503) was repealed by the act of November 1, 2012 (P.L. 1683, No. 210) and replaced by 24 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93 (relating to Public Library Code).