The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has prepared a 15-page report for the members and committees of the U.S. Congress regarding the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
In the past half-century, information creation, distribution, retention, and preservation have expanded from a tangible, paper-based process to include digital processes managed largely through computerized information technologies.
The transition to digital information raises a number of issues of possible interest to Congress. The report discusses those possible concerns as they affect FDLP. These issues, which are in some cases interrelated, may not only affect FDLP, but also extend beyond the program to a variety of contexts related to the management of government information in tangible and digital forms. Issues include the following: maintenance and availability of the FDLP tangible collection; retention and preservation of digital information; access to FDLP resources; authenticity and accuracy of digital material; robustness of the FDLP Electronic Collection; and the costs of FDLP and other government information distribution initiatives.
Read Report: Federal Depository Library Program: Issues for Congress
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