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==Structure==

[[File:Federal Depository Library Program sign.jpg|thumb|A sign notifying the public that this library is a designated depository of the FDLP.]]

The [[Government Publishing Office]] (GPO) is responsible for printing and distributing government documents and overseeing the FDLP. There are several important individuals in charge of maintaining the link between GPO and the FDLP:

* The Director of the [[U.S. Government Publishing Office]], formerly the [[Public Printer]], is responsible for overseeing the FDLP and for designating certain depository libraries. His or her [[nomination]] must be approved by the [[Joint Committee on Printing]].

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Libraries may substitute electronic documents for tangible documents as the only copy of the item in the collection, as long as the electronic document is complete, official, and permanently accessible. Access to electronic documents is provided through [[Persistent Uniform Resource Locator|Persistent Uniform Resources Locators]] (PURL) and is facilitated by [[GovInfo]] and the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).

Recently, federal agencies have been bypassing the GPO in lieu of publishing documents directly online. These documents, known as "fugitive documents", are not published through GPO, and hence are not part of the FDLP program.

==See also==