2025 Fall DLC: FDLP and Beyond: Tracking and Responding to Changes in Federal Government Information Access

Tracking Government Information is a crowdsourcing project to track removed and modified Government information and resources, and to point people to archived copies of content whenever possible. While libraries in the FDLP are familiar with our depository materials and are aware of the safeguards in place for digital depository materials, it can be harder to understand the impact of the currently changing Gov info landscape on information and data beyond the depository collection. In addition, many of us are receiving questions from our patrons on what is happening with Government information right now and how to find materials that they used to use that are no longer online. In this presentation, we will address current events, how the work of FDLP libraries intersects with broader public access concerns, and how depository librarians can play a role in identifying, documenting, and responding to risks to Federal information that fall outside the scope of traditional depository holdings. We will also discuss the value of collaboration between depository and non-depository efforts to support a more comprehensive national strategy for Government information access.