1. GPO’s Future Digital System (FDsys) November 2, 2006 LS&CM CENDI Presentation

2. 1 Way Back When The US Government Printing Office’s core mission, Keeping America Informed, dates to 1813 when Congress determined the need to make information regarding the work of the 3 branches of government available to all Americans. Gather, catalog, produce, provide and preserve published information in all formats

3. 2 The FDsys will be a world class system for managing and preserving access to Federal documents that are within the scope of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Objectives: –To have a complete authoritative source For Authentic Information. –To have a trusted digital repository providing permanent preservation for public access. –To have a complete authoritative source of master material for dissemination. –To have the flexibility to expand beyond text to include other future formats such Rich Media. Today

4. 3 Converted Content Harvested Content Deposited Content Style Tools Content Originator Ordering Hard Copy Digital Media Electronic Presentation Submission Ingest Content Processing Dissemination Queries Results System Administration / Infrastructure System Interaction Data Mining Request Search Cataloging/ Reference Tools Content Ingest Authentication Version Control Persistent Naming Unique ID Preservation Metadata Preservation Standards User/Customer Support Interface Storage Workflow Security Functional Reference Model - updated

5. 4 Impact On Agencies Submission packages –Interoperability of packaging schema (likely based on XML) –Crosswalks between schema Tools should conform to open standards.

6. 5 FDsys Manages Content & Metadata Content Package –XML Wrapper –Content –Rendition 1 »Rendition 1 digital object A »Rendition 1 digital object …. –Rendition …. –Metadata –Rendition 1 »Representation Information »Descriptive »Preservation »Technical »Administrative

7. 6 Copyright Permissions as Metadata Ingest as metadata The symbol, language, digital signature remains linked to the content FDsys as citizen-centered government, e-gov