Maine, California and South Carolina Libraries Sign Preservation Steward Agreements with GPO
WASHINGTON - The Law Library of San Bernardino County, California, Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine, Orono, and University of South Carolina, Columbia - Thomas Cooper Library each signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards. Under this agreement, the libraries pledge to permanently preserve its print collections of the following:
Law Library of San Bernardino County:
- Public Papers of the Presidents (complete collection)
- Proclamations and Executive Orders: Herbert Hoover
- Proceedings of the United States Senate in the Impeachment Trial of William Jefferson Clinton
Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine, Orono
Public Papers of the Presidents (complete collection)
University of South Carolina, Columbia - Thomas Cooper Library:
- Annals of Congress
(First Congress, 1789) – (18th Congress, First Session, 1824)
- Register of Debates in Congress
(18th Congress, 2nd session, 1824/25 – 25th Congress, 1st session, 1837)
- Congressional Globe
(23rd Congress, 1st session, 1833) – 43rd Congress, 3rd session, 1872-73)
- Congressional Record
v. 1 (43rd Congress, Special Session, Senate, 1873) – current
- Publications of the United States Department of Education,
1979 – current
- Publications of the United States Office of Education, 1869 – 1979
To help Federal depository libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards to support continued public access to historic U.S. Government documents in print format. Preservation Stewards contribute significantly to the effort to preserve printed documents and GPO welcomes all Federal depository libraries that wish to participate as Preservation Stewards.
Through the FDLP, GPO works with approximately 1,150 libraries nationwide to provide public access to authentic, published information from all three branches of the Federal Government in print and electronic formats. The program's antecedents can be traced back to the act of Congress dated December 27, 1813 (3 Stat. 140), which provided that one copy of the journals and documents of the Senate and House be sent to each university and college and each historical society in each state. GPO has operated the FDLP since 1895. The FDLP’s mission is to expand public access to Government information by building a National Collection of U.S. Government Information for the use of future generations, and will transform GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications into an index of that comprehensive body of Federal information.
“GPO welcomes these libraries as preservation stewards and their commitment of maintaining Government information in multiple platforms,” said Acting GPO Director Jim Bradley. “I encourage more libraries to become part of this venture of preserving valuable print collections of Government information.”
GPO is the Federal Government's official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government. 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, partnerships with approximately 1,150 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program, and our secure online bookstore. For more information, please visit www.gpo.gov.
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