Federal Depository Library Program

AALL believes that federal government information should be disseminated through a depository and access program with central authority, Congressional oversight, and the ability to enforce agency compliance through relevant laws, regulations, and other policies. The Government Printing Office administers the Federal Depository Library Program by disseminating information products from the federal government to 1200 participating libraries across the country that, in turn, ensure the American public has free access to the materials, both in print and online. Approximately 200 law libraries participate in the Federal Depository Library Program.

Read more:

Issue Briefs and Reports

• Advocacy One-Pager, "The U.S. Government Printing Office’s Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)" (04/15/13)

Formal Statements

• Letter to Davita Vance-Cooks, Acting Public Printer, "To express the appreciation of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) for the leadership of the Government Printing Office in providing no-fee permanent public access to federal information resources in tangible and electronic formats." (02/04/13)
• Letter to Senate, "Government Printing Office FY 2012 Funding" (09/14/11)

Miscellaneous

• AALL FDLP Task Force Report 
• A Brief History of the Relationship of Law Libraries and the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) with the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
• Law Librarians and the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer (DLC)
• Selected Resources Concerning Law Libraries and Librarians as Participants in the Federal Depository Library Program
• Presentation, "Law Librarians and the Federal Depository Library Program: Working Together for a Successful Future" (04/19/12)
• Washington Blawg posts tagged "FDLP"
• FDLP Desktop (external link)