Fulfilling Madison's Vision. The Federal Depository Library Program

摘要

The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) was established to ensure that theAmerican public has access to its government and its government's information. For more than 130 years, depository libraries have safeguarded the public's right to know by collecting, organizing, maintaining, perserving, and servicing information from the Federal goverment. Through the FDLP, the Government Printing Office works in partnership with Federal agencies to supply certain classes of government information at no cost to designated depository libraries throughout the county. These depository libraries, in turn, provide local, no-fee access to government information in all formats in a neutral environment with professional assistance.