GPO's Cutting Edge
- GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) Goes Live. Miriam A. Drake (Posted On February 17, 2009)
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) hit the on switch in early February and brought up its new digital system, FDsys, (http://fdsys.gpo.gov) for access to government information. The system will replace GPO Access (www.gpoaccess.gov). - Government Information Quarterly Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 1-148 (January 2008) [Access Restricted] Digital Government Information and Libraries: Shifting Paradigms or Predictable Partnerships
Edited by Aimée C. Quinn and Maggie Farrell - The U.S. Government Printing Office's initiatives for the Federal Depository Library Program to set the stage for the 21st century. Ted Priebea, Amy Welchb and Marian MacGilvrayc [Access Restricted] Government Information Quarterly
Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 48-56
Digital Government Information and Libraries: Shifting Paradigms or Predictable Partnerships - Archiving Web-published materials: A needs assessment of librarians, researchers, and content providers. Kathleen R. Murray, a, and Inga K. Hsieha [Access Restricted] Government Information Quarterly
Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 66-89
Digital Government Information and Libraries: Shifting Paradigms or Predictable Partnerships. - GPO Study of Regional Depositories The Study was designed to produce a thorough examination of the current state of regional depository libraries nationwide...
- FDSys Content Authentication (Powerpoint) U.S. Government Printing Office - FDsys Content Authentication.AALL Authentication Summit. April 21, 2007.
GPO Access
GPO Access, a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, provides free electronic access to information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted. This free service is funded by the Federal Depository Library Program and has grown out of Public Law 103-40, known as the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Enhancement Act of 1993.
- GPO Access The information on GPO Access is in the process of being migrated to GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys).
GPO Facts
GPO is the Federal Government’s primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing and preserving published information in all its forms.
- GPO - Government Printing Office The U.S. Government Printing Office’s core mission, Keeping America Informed, dates to 1813 when Congress determined the need to make information regarding the work of the three branches of Government available to all Americans.
What's SuDoc?
- An Explanation of the Superintendent of Documents Classification System The Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) classification system is designed to group together publications by the same government author...
FDSys (pronounced "fed sis")
GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) is an advanced digital system that will enable GPO to manage Government information in a digital form. FDsys will enable GPO to manage information from all three branches of the U.S. Government. As a state-of-the-art digital content management system, FDsys will contain information gathered through three methods:
- Files submitted by Congress and Federal agencies;
- Information gathered from Federal agencies’ web sites (often referred to as “harvesting” information);
- Digital files created by scanning previously printed publications.
Some of the main functions of the system include:
- Publishing -- The U.S. Congress and Federal agencies will be able to submit files and orders electronically to GPO for printing and publishing services, electronic distribution, and inclusion in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP);
- Searching for information -- Government information will reach a wider audience by providing authentic; published Government information to the public through an internet based system;
- Preserving information -- The preservation function of FDsys will ensure public access to government information even as technology changes;
- Version control -- Multiple versions of published information are common; FDsys will provide version control for government information.
FDSys
The migration of information from GPO Access into FDsys will be complete in mid-2009. The migration is occurring on a collection-by-collection basis. Collections currently available on FDsys are:
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Loate a Federal Depository Library
- CLICKABLE MAP OF FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES Welcome to the Federal Depository Library Directory (FDLD), a service of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
FDLP Desktop
The FDLP Desktop serves as a centralized resource for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), which disseminates U.S. Government information to the American public through libraries across the nation.
Researching Government Information
General: GPO Access - Portal to gevernment information - Legislative, Judicial, Executive. GPO Access content is migrating to FDSys
General: FDSys - GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) - public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes
General: FirstGov - Web portal with information by topic for citizens, researchers, government employees and others
Science: Science.gov - a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies
Census: American Factfinder - Population and demographic information
Statistics: Fed Stats - Data and numbers.
Congress: THOMAS - Current federal legislation
Directory: US Government Manual - Key government document reference work. Excellent resource for information on government structure
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