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Who will be responsible? The authentication and preservation of government digital information

Who will be responsible? The authentication and preservation of government digital information Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the authentication and preservation of government digital information. The Government Printing Office (GPO) has been the official distributor of government information for 147 years and charged with assuring authenticity of all published government documents. Most federal information is now “born digital” and the GPO is evolving into an electronic information repository. Digital technology has made editing and altering documents easy, making authentication a prominent issue. Through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the federal depository libraries (FDLs) have been providing preservation and access to government information for almost 200 years. In its 2007 Annual Report, the GPO claims its planning on assigning the duties of authenticating and preserving electronic documents to the FDLs. Design/methodology/approach – Areas discussed include the GPO and authentication, the FDLP, the depository libraries and preservation, policy and technological changes, and organizational change. Findings – This paper argues that depository libraries are unprepared for this responsibility and recommends changes before the transition. Originality/value – The changes could help make the transition successful and encourage continued collaboration between GPO and the depository libraries. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library Hi Tech News Emerald Publishing

Who will be responsible? The authentication and preservation of government digital information

Library Hi Tech News , Volume 25 (9): 4 – Oct 24, 2008

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0741-9058
DOI
10.1108/07419050810946222
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the authentication and preservation of government digital information. The Government Printing Office (GPO) has been the official distributor of government information for 147 years and charged with assuring authenticity of all published government documents. Most federal information is now “born digital” and the GPO is evolving into an electronic information repository. Digital technology has made editing and altering documents easy, making authentication a prominent issue. Through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the federal depository libraries (FDLs) have been providing preservation and access to government information for almost 200 years. In its 2007 Annual Report, the GPO claims its planning on assigning the duties of authenticating and preserving electronic documents to the FDLs. Design/methodology/approach – Areas discussed include the GPO and authentication, the FDLP, the depository libraries and preservation, policy and technological changes, and organizational change. Findings – This paper argues that depository libraries are unprepared for this responsibility and recommends changes before the transition. Originality/value – The changes could help make the transition successful and encourage continued collaboration between GPO and the depository libraries.

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Library Hi Tech NewsEmerald Publishing

Published: Oct 24, 2008

Keywords: Government libraries; Information services; Electronic document delivery; USA Research paper

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