Federal Depository Library Legal Requirements

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Written on Friday, 18 December 2009
Last Updated on Thursday, 04 August 2011

legal requirements cover The Legal Requirements & Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library Program provides member libraries with one resource to consult for the current legal and program obligations of libraries in the Federal Depository Library Program.

The document is divided into three parts:

Part I: An Authority Statement prefaces the document and explains the basis for the content.
Part II: The Legal Requirements provides a concise summary of the legal requirements found in Title 44 U.S.C. 1901-1916 (2010).
Part III: The FDLP Program Regulations lists the Superintendent of Documents' most current FDLP regulations that govern the FDLP member libraries.

This publication supersedes the FDLP Handbook (2008) and the Federal Depository Library Requirements (2009).

This publication was distributed to Federal depository libraries in paper format under:

Title: Legal Requirements & Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library Program
Class: GP 3.26:L 52
Item Number: 0556-C
Shipping List: 2011-0339-P
PURL: http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo9182
CGP System Number: 000824703 (online version); 000824252 (paper version)

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