GPO announces new Federal Digital System (FDsys)

The U.S. Government Printing Office is in process of migrating from GPO Access to the new Federal Digital System (FDsys).  FDsys provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and will preserve the information as technology changes.  Benefits of FDsys include: 

  • A single search box to access multiple Government publications or collections
  • Advanced search capabilities with robust metadata about each pulication with the ability to construct complex search queries using advanced Boolean and field operators.
  • Searching publications to a more granular level to locate more targeted topics within publications.
  • Refining and narrowing searches by filtering, sorting, and searching within search results.
  • Browse features by collection, Congressional committee, and date.
  • Access to multiple file formats for each search result along with metadata or information about Government publications in standard XML formats, such as MODS and PREMIS.
  • Ability to bookmark search results for long-term access.
  • Ability to download content and metadata packaged together in a compressed (ZIP) file.
  • Assurance that Federal publications will be preserved in perpetuity.

You can visit FDsys at www.fdsys.gov .