The Congressional Joint Committee on Printing: The Nation’s Guardian of Public Access to Government Publications and Information

Abstract

The Congressional Joint Committee on Printing has been the Nation’s guardian of public access to government publications for over a hundred years. Depository libraries have a close relationship with the members of Congress in their own state because those members are the ones that designate them as depositories. JCP has taken many steps to improve services to libraries and the public, including hiring the first librarian with the charge of helping Congress improve information services for the public and the libraries that serve them.