What is the strategy for archiving publications in the FDLP/EC?
The strategy for archiving is multi-layered: • GPO Access material, and information hosted on the GPO Access servers, is archived at GPO. This includes all information from GPO Access since its inception in 1994. • For Government publications that are selected for the FDLP only in electronic form, GPO obtains, where possible, a documented commitment from the publishing agency that electronic publications will be available on the agency’s site permanently. In the event the agency cannot honor that commitment, GPO is given the files to manage. • Where a documented agreement is not possible, GPO downloads a copy of the publication to the FDLP Electronic Collection Archive, which resides on GPO servers, or seeks a partner to manage the archived publication.
