Four Libraries Partner with GPO to
Preserve Government Information
WASHINGTON —Libraries at Auburn University, Middle Tennessee State University, and
New York State Library have signed Memorandum of Agreements with the U.S.
Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards, and the Indiana
University Maurer School of Law has expanded its partnership with GPO. To help libraries
meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has
established Preservation Stewards to support continued public access to U.S. Government
documents in print format. These libraries join the 50 Preservation Steward partners that
contribute significantly to the effort to preserve printed documents. Through the
agreement, many libraries also serve as digital access partners providing digital access to
Government information.
“As Preservation Stewards, these libraries play a major role in providing permanent
access to historic and current Government documents and are contributing to an open
and transparent democracy,” said GPO Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. “We thank these
four libraries for helping GPO realize its vision of an America Informed.”
Auburn University, Draughon Library permanently preserving and serving as Digital
Access Partner:
- Air Information Circulars
New York State Library permanently preserving:
- Historic and current Congressional Hearings
- Historic and current Bound Congressional Record
- Historic and current Code of Federal Regulations
Middle Tennessee State University, James E. Walker Library permanently preserving:
- Publications related to the historical, regulatory, social, and cultural aspects of
fermentation, distilling, and brewing
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Jerome Hall Law Library adding to its
current collection:
- Historic and current Code of Federal Regulations
- Historic weekly compilations of presidential documents
- Current Statutes at Large
- Current U.S. Reports
GPO is the Federal Government’s resource for publishing trusted information for the
Federal Government to the American people. The GPO is responsible for the production
and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal
Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official
publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies in digital and print
formats. GPO provides for permanent public access to Federal Government information at
no charge through www.govinfo.gov and partnerships with approximately 1,100 libraries
nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. For more
information, please visit www.gpo.gov.
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