03/13/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/13/2025 07:49
WASHINGTON -Jerome Hall Library, Indiana State Library, and State Library of Ohio have expanded upon their Preservation Steward collections with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), and Allen County Public Library signed a Memorandum of Agreement with GPO to become a Preservation Steward. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards to support continued public access to U.S. Government documents in print format. These libraries contribute significantly to the effort to preserve printed documents. Through the agreement, many libraries also serve as digital access partners providing digital access to Government information. More than 60 libraries currently serve as Preservation Stewards across the United States.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Jerome Hall Law Library
Indiana State Library
State Library of Ohio
Allen County Public Library (New Preservation Steward)
"Thanks to these libraries, American citizens across the Midwest United States will have access to even more important historical and modern Government materials," said GPO Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. "GPO appreciates these four libraries for helping us deliver on our vision of an America Informed."
GPO is the Federal Government's resource for publishing trusted information for the Federal Government to the American people. The GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies in digital and print formats. GPO provides for permanent public access to Federal Government information at no charge through www.GovInfo.gov and partnerships with approximately 1,100 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. For more information, please visit www.gpo.gov.