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Peer reviewedAbbott-Hoduski, Bernadine E. – Journal of Government Information, 1996
Argues that democracy is best served by a Federal Depository Library Program that receives information in multiple formats (print, electronic, and microfiche) so that the needs of diverse users for equal opportunity to access government information can be met. Concludes that Congress is seeking to reduce costs at the expense of the public.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Costs, Democracy, Depository Libraries
Download full textBarkley, Daniel; Shane, Jackie – 1995
This paper discusses the development of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and the increasing trend among federal agencies to reduce printed output and distribute information in electronic form--on floppy disks, CD ROMs, and, since the development of the National Information Infrastructure (NII), the Internet. Many libraries do not have…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Freedom of Information
