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Electronic government information and the Depository Library program: Paradise found?
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Electronic government information and the Depository Library program: Paradise found?

Robert Dugan and Joan Cheverie
Government information quarterly, Vol.9(3), pp.269-289
01/01/1992
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0740-624X(92)90002-4
Web of Science ID: WOS:A1992JC27600002

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Abstract

During the 1980s, Federal information dissemination began a transition to significant use of electronic formats. Because of legal, policy, and other constraints, these electronic products and services were not included in the depository library program, raising concerns about the availability and accessibility of Federal information for the public. Librarians and others advocated that access and availability of Federal information would be increased through inclusion of electronic products in the depository library program; surveys and reports were used to validate depository libraries' capabilities to accommodate electronic formats. Problems were encountered as the formats were introduced into the depository library program; useful experiences were gained. Inclusion of electronic products into the program has not solved all of the problems concerning access and availability of Federal information; however, dissemination of electronic formats to depository libraries has increased availability and access.

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