Upcoming Events
| Mar 23, 2010: PLA National Conference |
| Apr 26, 2010: Federal Depository Library Council Meeting |
| Jun 13, 2010: SLA Annual Conference |
| Jun 24, 2010: ALA - Annual Conference |
| Jul 10, 2010: AALL Annual Conference |
FDLP and C&I Metrics - February 2010
GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for February 2010 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released.
Depository Library Spotlight for March
If you need a “feel good” moment, take a look at our Spotlight Library’s video entitled “Your Right To Know.” When the Yavapai College Library in Prescott, Arizona, created the video, they aimed...
FDLP and C&I Metrics - January 2010
GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for January 2010 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released.
GPO and Cornell University Law School Open Government Initiative Project
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and Cornell University Law School are beginning a year-long pilot project to evaluate a conversion process of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) into XML (extensible...
GPO Works During Snowstorms & Government Closings to Produce White House and Congressional Materials
As the Washington, D.C. area measured the snow by the foot and struggled to dig out after two devastating snowstorms, employees at the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) braved the elements to print...
New Electronic Titles February 2010
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for February 2010. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot Kick-Off
GPO is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot. Due to the overwhelming response from the FDLP community, GPO has expanded the pilot to include 49 libraries. Participating...
WEBTech Notes Application Release
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has relaunched WEBTech Notes on the FDLP Desktop. WEBTech Notes is designed to support the management of Federal depository library collections. Federal depository...
Bibliographic Record Distribution to FDLP Libraries
In March 2009, GPO received funding from H. R. 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of FY 2009 (P. L. 111-8). This law funds several important initiatives, including those of the Cataloging and Indexing...
Z39.50 Download Limit Increased
Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) is pleased to announce a ninety-day pilot that increases the z39.50 per session limit to 10,000 for download and retrieval of records from the Catalog of...
Serial Set Volume for Jefferson’s Manual (Serial number 15048)
Upon opening the volume of the Serial Set referenced below, you will notice what appears to be cut strips of paper at the top of each page of the document. This is known as Filler or Stubbing. This is...
Congressional Directory, 2009-2010
The 2009-2010 (111th Congress) edition of the Congressional Directory is now available on FDsys at and GPO Access. The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared...
FR, CFR, & CR - Back in the Box
In response to requests from the Federal depository library community, beginning March 1, 2010, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Congressional Record and the Federal Register will return to regular...
Serial Set Microfiche, Item Number 1008-D-01 Clarification
Microfiche versions of the Serial Set are issued in their slip or preliminary form, meaning they have a SuDoc call number that ranges from Y 1.1/3: through Y 1.1/8:. When the final, bound version of the...
Economic Report of the President, 2010
The Economic Report of the President, 2010 is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. It is issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisers and transmitted...
Buffalo, NY Sales Tax Correction for DLC Meeting
The correct tax rate for Buffalo is 13.75%, not 8.75%. The Spring 2010 Depository Library Council Meeting will be held at the Adam’s Mark Hotel located in Buffalo, New York. The three-day meeting will...
Register for the 2010 Annual Interagency Depository Seminar
Registration is now open for the 23rd Annual Interagency Depository Seminar, which will be held in Washington, DC from Monday, July 26 through Friday, July 30, 2010. The week-long seminar is intended for...
Register for the Spring Depository Library Council Meeting
Plan now to attend the Spring 2010 Depository Library Council meeting. It will be held in Buffalo, NY, at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, from April 26 through 28. The Council meeting is free and open to the...
Reminder: Chat with GPO on December 8th - Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot Project
This is a reminder of next week's “Chat with GPO” OPAL session on the Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot Project. At 1:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, Laurie Hall, GPO’s Director of...
Chat with GPO about the Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot
Do you have questions about the new Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot Project? Join us for the next session in the "Chat with GPO" series of online discussions with GPO staff. At 1:30 p.m. EST on...
Public Access to PACER to be Enhanced
The Judicial Conference, at it’s March 16, 2010 meeting, approved measures that allow the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) to explore how they can increase public access to PACER...
Reminder: Submit Form to Access Public Health Reports
The dissemination format for Public Health Reports will be switching from paper to electronic only on January 11, 2010. In order to ensure your depository has electronic access on that date, you must submit...
Electronic Access to Public Health Reports
Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to provide electronic access to Public Health Reports. Public...
Work of the University of North Texas' CyberCemetery Highlighted by National Media
The University of North Texas’s (UNT) CyberCemetery was the subject of an Associated Press article last week. The CyberCemetery, a GPO partner since 1999, houses the Web sites of Federal agencies and...
Pilot for PACER Access at Federal Depository Libraries
At its September 2007 session, the Judicial Conference endorsed a joint pilot between the Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts that was not to exceed two years...
