Why Deposit to Iowa Publications Online?

The Iowa State Library and Information Technology Departments implemented the "Electronic State Document Repository" Project per request of the Iowa General Assembly, and as detailed below:

Section 304.13A of the Iowa code, states:

1. An agency required to compile and maintain a report, on and after July 1, 2001, shall maintain such report in an electronic form, giving consideration to the standards for electronic records recommended by the information technology department. Such agency, by itself, or with the assistance of the information technology department, shall also make the report accessible to the public through the Internet as provided in subsection 2 and through other electronic means.
2. A copy of all required agency reports shall be located at an Internet site maintained by the information technology department in consultation with the state librarian, and all required reports shall be placed on electronic media. The state librarian shall provide for the distribution of such copies to a public library in this state requesting such copy.

State of Iowa code, section 14B.102, states that the Information Technology Department is responsible for:

Recommending and implementing standards for an electronic repository for maintaining mandated agency reports as provided in section 304.13A. Such repository shall be developed and maintained for the purpose of providing public access to such mandated reports. The department shall develop such standards in consultation with the state librarian.