Government libraries and official publications management: all we need is a repository model

Ministries and public bodies produce many different types of documents, largely in digital format: monographs, reports, studies, researches, journals, statistical data collections, teaching materials, regulatory dossiers, bibliographic collections and more. It is a documentary strand represented by a particular typology of grey literature, often organized by government libraries. These documents, generally open by default, are produced and financed by public funds and are intended for citizens, administrations, associations and others. Online retrieval of official publications must be always guaranteed in terms of accessibility, reliability, updating, persistence over time. The most appropriate tool for an effective management of official publications is an open access document repository.