> In the era in which government information was published in paper formats, preservation of that information relied on libraries. The information was distribut

> In the era in which government information was published in paper formats, preservation of that information relied on libraries. The information was distributed to FDLP libraries based on the needs of the communities that those libraries served. [...] > In the digital age, government publishing has shifted from the distribution of unalterable printed books to digital posts on government websites. Such digital publications can be moved, altered, and withdrawn at the flick of a switch. Publishing agencies are not required to preserve their own information, nor to provide free access to it. An important lesson here. Which I guess was already known - see how the Library of Alexandria burned down, but random receipts on clay tablets / papyrus were preserved.