### Question
How is the term network defined?


### Answer
The term **network** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 351a* as the following:

> any local, statewide, regional, interstate, or international cooperative association of library entities which provide for the systematic and effective coordination of the resources of school, public, academic, and special libraries and information centers for improved supplementary services for the clientele served by each type of library entity

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 351a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 16-PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION**

