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Migration of Government Information Products to the Internet
- portal: Libraries and the Academy
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 3, Number 3, July 2003
- pp. 481-493
- 10.1353/pla.2003.0059
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Government information traditionally published in printed form is increasingly appearing on federal agency websites. This transition generally results in better access to information. However, these changes raise a variety of bibliographic control and access problems for the Federal Depository Library Program. This article provides an overview of these issues, examines responses to date, and provides the perspective of a government manager on some of the access issues, arguing that rather than fighting the changes librarians need to help the system evolve by embracing proactive solutions.