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Scope and Applicability

The organizations, functions, and services of Naval libraries and information centers continue to face fundamental changes due to rapid advancements in information technologies and the growth of knowledge-centric organizations. Navy and Marine Corps libraries and information centers are established at individual commands and organizations, afloat and ashore, to provide programs, services, and materials that respond to the Department's general information needs as well as the particular library and information needs of the command and its personnel.

The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) is assigned responsibility to coordinate and align policies for Naval library and information centers throughout DON. The Librarian of the Navy, in coordination with the DON CIO, will carry out these responsibilities on behalf of the DON CIO.

Operational responsibility for libraries and information centers is held by the chain of command of the command that the library or center serves. Commands with multiple libraries may choose to appoint a program manager to provide guidance to its libraries and centers and to represent them in their relationships with the DON CIO and the Librarian of the Navy.

Purpose.

To issue Department of the Navy (DON) policy for Navy and Marine Corps libraries and information centers and ensure coordination and resolution of Departmental library related issues and challenges.

This instruction is a complete revision and should be read in its entirety.