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Fdsys

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Fdsys

America's Authentic Government Information
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FDsys: the basics

  • Free access to Federal Government publications
  • Ensures integrity and authenticity of documents
  • Provides long-term availability of materials
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Timeline of events

  • June 1994: GPO launches GPO Access
  • January 2009: FDsys is unveiled
  • November 2011: GPO Access becomes "archive only"
  • March 16, 2012: GPO Access is shut down 
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gpo.gov/fdsys or fdsys.gov

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FDsys contains around 50 different collections of Federal Government information.

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These collections are of use to both legal and non-legal researchers.

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FDsys provides the content and sophisticated searching capabilities of subscription databases, without the cost.

Jesse Bowman