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Definition of Electronic Connecticut State Documents

Although the Connecticut General Statutes apply the following definitions to Connecticut documents as they have been produced in traditional paper and microform formats over the years, the definitions can be extended to electronic documents.

Sec. 11-9b. Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 11-9c and 11-9d:

(a) "State publications" means all publications printed or published by or under the direction of the state or any officer thereof, or any other agency supported wholly or in part by state funds;

(b) "Printed" means all forms of printing and duplicating, regardless of format or purpose, with the exception of correspondence and interoffice memoranda;

(c) "State agency" means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board and commission, permanent or temporary in nature, whether legislative, executive or judicial, and any subdivisions of each, including state-supported institutions of higher education¹

Electronic State documents or resources are those materials produced by any State officer or agency, as defined above, and that are made publicly available in any electronic format. These may be either an electronic version of a State publication that first appeared in standard paper format or a document that is wholly composed for, and distributed only within, an electronic environment. This applies to resources that are publicly available, including interactive multimedia works or databases, and including those produced for distribution by sale so long as they are generated by funds or staff provided by the State. ²

¹11 Connecticut General Statutes 9b. Revised to January 1, 2001

² IFLANET. ISBD(ER): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources. 15 Nov. 2001. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. 10 Dec. 2001. This definition is adapted from the IFLA definition for electronic resources.

Comments on these documents may be sent to Nancy Lieffort.