The US Government Printing Office (GPO) has joined a worldwide digital preservation alliance, Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS). With this move, GPO seeks to collaborate with federal depository libraries and other organisations on preservation initiatives.
Since its founding in 1861, GPO has been promoting the preservation of government information through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). In 2009, the agency launched GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys), a content management system, preservation repository, and advanced search engine that provides the public with permanent public access to federal government information. GPO's participation in LOCKSS is expected to support development efforts by libraries that utilise LOCKSS.
Based at Stanford University Libraries, LOCKSS is an international community initiative that provides libraries with digital preservation tools and support so that they can easily and inexpensively collect and preserve their own copies of authorised e-content. According to Michael Keller, Stanford University Librarian, Director of HighWire Press, and Director of the Stanford University Press, protecting federal documents through LOCKSS strengthens both scholarship and an informed electorate indefinitely.
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