This bit of good news just dropped! The Internet Archive has joined the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The FDLP is a network of over 1000 libraries around the country who receive government publications from the Government Publishing Office (GPO) and offer public services to help those in their communities access the great wide world of Federal government information. With IA’s work on Democracy’s Library and its digitization efforts in general — most recently IA set up a live stream of its new microfiche scanning efforts! — they’re a perfect fit. I do hope IA will also become a digital preservation steward. But that’s next steps 🙂 Congratulations Internet Archive!
Announced today, the Internet Archive has been designated as a federal depository library by Senator Alex Padilla. The designation was made via letter to Scott Matheson, Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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