The Oklahoma Baptist University Library participates in the Federal Depository Library Program as a selective depository for documents published and/or distributed by the United States Government Printing Office. In addition to maintaining the basic Government Document collection required by the FDLP Program, the OBU Government Documents Depository collects available government documents that help support the core and inter-disciplinary studies of OBU students and faculty, in accordance with the missions of the University and the OBU Library.
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS & PROGRAM REGULATIONS
of the Federal Depository Library Program
Published February 2018
by the U.S. Government Publishing Office
Office of the Superintendent of Documents
Collection Development Excerpt
6. Depository libraries must develop depository collections to meet the needs and format preferences of their primary library users and the general public.
7. Each depository library must demonstrate knowledge of their library community’s needs.
8. The foundation of a depository library collection includes both tangible (e.g. print, microfiche, CD-ROM/DVD) and online content. Depository libraries must provide access to FDLP content, including:
- Publications selected, distributed, and received through the Federal Depository Library Program,
- The FDLP Basic Collection,
- Publications available through official FDLP partnerships,
- Online publications cataloged in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), including publications found in the Federal Digital System (FDsys); demonstrated through a combination of cataloging, creation of Web pages, or integration of online material into traditional library finding aids such as subject guides.
9. Selective depository libraries may only select one tangible format of a publication or series. Regional depository libraries must select at least one tangible format of every information product available but may select multiple tangible formats if desired.
