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Federal Documents Digitization Projects

This summary provides an overview of federal document digitization projects, highlighting initiatives like GPO’s Registry of Digitization Projects which includes approximately 170 collections such as the Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) and Labor Department publications. It notes that many federal projects are not comprehensively listed, reflecting institutional biases. Key efforts include digitization of tech reports prior to 1975, with over 20,000 reports scanned and partnerships with institutions like HathiTrust and CRL. It emphasizes the need for increased participation in digital initiatives.

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Federal Documents Digitization Projects

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  1. Federal Documents Digitization Projects

  2. GPO’s Registry of Digitization Projects • http://registry.fdlp.gov/ • Around 170 collections • FRUS, Labor Dept. Children’s Bureau Publications, Public Papers of the Presidents, etc. • Many federal projects not listed • Projects reflect institutional bias • Not comprehensive • Increase participation

  3. TRAIL • Federal tech reports prior to 1975 • Over 20,000 reports scanned to date • Enhanced cataloging & shared management of print collections • Deposited to HathiTrust thru UMich participation • On GPO Registry • Moved to CRL in 2010. • Membership model.

  4. OSTI • On demand digitization • No organizes retrospective digitization effort • GPO Registry • Adopt-a-Doc - $85 • Information Bridge – 239,596 (58,000 pre-1991) • Some libraries loading MARC records • TRAIL

  5. CIC/Google Project • 105,000 documents so far • UMinn, Penn State, U Illinois • Effect on depositories • 200,000 - HathiTrust – by end of 2010 • Partnerships

  6. GPO/LC MOU • Stats at Large - 1951-2002 • LC digitized • JCP must approve to include in FDSys • Cross agency cooperation!!

  7. Commercial Products • HeinOnline • LexisNexis • Readex • Law Library Microfilm Consortium • Declassified Documents Reference System • Google • Westlaw

  8. Federal Agencies • State • Census • National Library of Agriculture • Library of Congress • Surgeon General • Labor

  9. Dot-gov Cloud • LOCKSS/Docs • CyberCemetery • Digital Deposit • Internet Archive • Misc. digitization projects

  10. ASERL??

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