FIPNet and the Transformation of the GPO

About This Session

The universe of Federal Government information today spans a multitude of formats from the earliest days of our republic, throughout the heyday decades of ink-on-paper, to the past twenty years of increased digital only dissemination. Throughout the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s 154-year history, the agency has transformed itself with each advance in publishing, while staying true to its mission of Keeping America Informed. This presentation will discuss recent changes at GPO to improve the discovery of, access to and preservation of official Federal Government information. It will identify challenges and opportunities of preserving this vast universe of Federal information and focus on GPO’s new Federal Information Preservation Network (FIPNet), a national collaborative initiative to ensure access to Federal Government information for future generations.

Presenters

Mary Alice Baish

Mary Alice Baish is Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office. She is responsible for the agency’s statutorily mandated information dissemination programs. During her tenure at GPO, she has worked closely with the depository library community to strengthen GPO’s tools and services to better meet their needs and those of the American public.

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