Digital Federal Depository Library Program
The Digital Federal Depository Library Program provides decentralized and distributed preservation of documents published by the U.S. Federal Government.
The Digital Federal Depository Library Program, or the “USDocs” LOCKSS network, replicates key aspects of the United States Federal Depository Library Program. The content is held in geographically-distributed sites and replicated many times. Citizens have oversight and responsibility for the long-term care and maintenance of the content. All of these characteristics mean that the content will be preserved so that any alteration of the content (either deliberate or accidental) will be detected and repaired. For all documents, preservation in a tamper-evident environment is important, but for government documents, this is essential.
The current focus is harvesting and preserving collections hosted on the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) govinfo database. See also the Digital Federal Depository Library Program FAQ (PDF).
Participating institutions
- Alaska State Library
- Amherst College
- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
- California State University, Fresno
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Government Publishing Office
- Idaho State University
- Indiana State Library
- Library of Congress
- Louisiana State University
- Louisiana Tech University
- Michigan State University
- North Carolina State University
- Northeastern University
- Princeton University
- Rice University
- San Diego State University
- Simon Fraser University
- Stanford University
- University of Alabama
- University of Alberta
- University of Arizona
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Kentucky
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- University of Michigan
- University of Missouri
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Texas
- University of Utah
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Utah State University
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Tech
Resources
- Digital Federal Depository Library Program FAQ (PDF)
- System Requirements
- Minimum recommended server size: 12TB
Contact
Contact Digital Federal Depository Library Program Network Coordinator James Jacobs for additional information.