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GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) is an advanced digital
system that will enable GPO to manage Government
information in a digital form. FDsys will enable GPO to
manage information from all three branches of the U.S.
Government. As a state-of-the-art digital content
management system, FDsys will contain information
gathered through three methods:
- Files submitted by Congress and Federal agencies;
- Information gathered from Federal agencies’ web sites
(often referred to as “harvesting” information);
- Digital files created by scanning previously printed
publications.
Some of the main functions of the system include:
- Publishing -- The U.S. Congress and Federal agencies
will be able to submit files and orders electronically to
GPO for printing and publishing services, electronic
distribution, and inclusion in the Federal Depository
Library Program (FDLP);
- Searching for information -- Government
information will reach a wider audience by providing
authentic; published Government information to the
public through an internet based system;
- Preserving information -- The preservation function
of FDsys will ensure public access to government
information even as technology changes;
- Version control -- Multiple versions of published
information are common; FDsys will provide version
control for government information.
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