ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help the academic community take full advantage of rapidly advancing information and networking technologies, has announced that it has been awarded the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) consultant contract by the US Government Printing Office (GPO). As part of the recommendations from the Depository Library Council (DLC) at the Spring 2009 DLC Meeting, the FDLP consultant will provide GPO with impartial library programme consulting and modelling services.
GPO will be working specifically with Ithaka S+R, the strategy and research arm of ITHAKA. Ithaka S+R works to develop sustainable business models and conducts research and analysis on the impact of digital media on the academic community as a whole. Working with stakeholders from across the FDLP community, Ithaka S+R will develop recommendations for sustainable model(s) for the FDLP that ensure that the American public has systematic and permanent access to Federal Government information collections and services in the 21st century and beyond.
Ithaka S+R will create a website that will provide details on the goals and strategy of this project, updates on progress, as well as a venue for community input and engagement. The final report, including recommendations, will be issued publicly during the first quarter of 2011.
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