The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that the ARL Board of Directors unanimously voted on October 14, 2010, to endorse a set of principles regarding the Federal Depository Library Program. In the 'ARL Statement of Principles on the Federal Depository Library Program', the ARL Board of Directors recognises that the federal documents collections are valuable assets of the individual libraries, the states and regions where the collections are located, and for the nation as a whole.
The 'ARL Statement of Principles' also notes that the best means of providing broad public access to these collections is through online access to digital and digitised copies. Therefore, the management of these tangible collections should include efforts to support or participate in initiatives to create a comprehensive digital collection in the public domain.
The seven principles address issues such as the services that participating Federal Depository Libraries undertake in support of the Federal Depository Library Program; issues concerning the building of retrospective collections by Regional Federal Depository Libraries; the long-term preservation of and access to digital federal documents; and more.
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