American Libraries and the US Federal Government: an overview of partnerships for enhanced resource access
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to explore the US Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) partnership program: what it is, how the GPO defines partnership, the types of institutions that are participating and the resources these institutions are making available through partnership.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper reviews the available literature and information from the US GPO on its partnership program, examines the institutions contributing to the program and what those contributions entail, surveys the resources made available through these partnerships and examines how this affects access to government information.
Findings
Partnership with the US GPO provides benefits to libraries, museums, government agencies and other entities, increasing discoverability and enhancing access to digital collections of government information and other resources.
Originality/value
This paper examines the parameters of the US GPO’s partnership program, why libraries and other institutions might wish to partner with the GPO and the effect these partnerships have had on enhancing access to government information resources, an area that has not been extensively covered in library literature.
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Citation
Latham, B. (2015), "American Libraries and the US Federal Government: an overview of partnerships for enhanced resource access", Reference Reviews, Vol. 29 No. 8, pp. 2-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/RR-04-2015-0080
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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