Introduction - Draft in progress

• Introduction - 2 pages
  
• Brief History of the FDLP - 1/2 pg
  
• Impact of Changes in Technology - 1/2 pg
  
• Summary of my argument and the key experts whose work supports my argument - 1 pg

The FDLP was initially developed because...



Over the last ten to fifteen years, the GPO, in concert with FDLP partners such as the DLC, ALA, GODORT, and depository libraries, have been struggling with the issues surrounding the constantly evolving technological environment and the best use of technology to carry out the mission of the GPO and the FDLP.



The main issues that have been identified and addressed are:

• The migration of government documents from electronic to print format, including


• Determining which publications must continue to be made available in print format, even if there is an available electronic version.


• Determining which print publications should be sent to regional depository libraries.


• Determining where the electronic versions of the documents should be stored


• Determining appropriate standards for electronic documents


• Finding ways to authenticate electronic documents


• Providing access to electronic documents


• Finding ways to handle the loss of income to the GPO from sale of print publications.
• Determining which electronic documents will be free and which ones the public must pay for.


• Determining which web-based information products should be free and which ones the public must pay for.


• Identifying the impact of the migration of government documents to
  electronic format on the FDLP
• New rights and responsibilities


• Changes to the print collection, including reducing the number of print items that regional depositories are required to accept and permitting selective depositories to weed more items out of the print collection


• Finding ways to balance the rights and responsibilities of the FDLP partners


• Finding ways to provide value to depository libraries.

In light of all of these changes, what should librarians be doing about
government documents?

Impact of Changes in Technology

Possibilities for the Future of the FDLP