The U.S. Government Printing Office, which provides free access to official Federal government information at http://www.gpoaccess.gov, will discontinue its SWAIS dial-up service as of 12/31/2003, due to the technological evolution of the public's Internet capabilities and the capacity of GPO Access. SWAIS, a text-only dial-in entry to GPO Access databases, was originally offered as an alternative to the GPO Access Web site for those without full Internet access. The necessity for SWAIS has declined over the years as GPO Access incorporated more multimedia content and Internet connections have become more common. For those without Internet access, almost 1,300 Federal depository libraries nationwide http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html offer computers with Web connections for free public access to GPO Access.
posted by Marcus Zillman |
2:47 PM
