A Study on Government Documents and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in America (A Study on Government Documents and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in America )

Jinja Han Rho (한진자)

A Study on Government Documents and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in America

Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
Abbr : JRMASK
2009, 9(2), pp.5~18
Publisher : Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science > Archival Studies / Conservation

Jinja Han Rho ¹

¹Dallas Baptist University

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Congress established the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) to ensure that the public has free access to the Government’s information. Operated by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), the mission of the FDLP is to disseminate information products from all three branches of the Government to over 1,250 Depository libraries in the FDLP program nationwide. Depository libraries safeguard the American public’s right to information by making Government information in all formats freely available. This paper discusses the role of the GPO and FDLP, the GPO’s organizational structure, the Depository library’s obligations and responsibilities, services and collections, referrals and networking, and the Depository’s future and challenges.

KEYWORDS

Government Printing Office, GPO, Federal Depository Library Program, FDLP, federal depository

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