FDLP Forecast Study
Scheduled DSIMS Maintenance
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) must perform scheduled maintenance on the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS) this weekend: Start Date: Sunday, May 19, 10:00 a.m. EDT...
GPO in the Top 10 List of Original Catalogers in the World
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) was recently named one of the top 10 original catalogers in the world in OCLC’s Annual Report for FY12. During that period, GPO added 17,310 new records for...
Results from the FDLP Forecast Study
In the coming weeks, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will begin releasing results from the FDLP Forecast Study. The Study queried Federal depository libraries about their pressing issues, goals,...
President Obama Nominates Davita Vance-Cooks as Public Printer
President Barack Obama has nominated Davita Vance-Cooks as Public Printer, Government Printing Office. Davita Vance-Cooks is currently Deputy Public Printer of the Government Printing Office (GPO), a...
Partners in Preservation Program Recordings Available
The recordings and handouts from “Partners in Preservation: Government Information for Future Generations,” are available from the FDLP Webinar archive. This was the Federal Depository Library Program’s...
New Electronic Titles April 2013
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for April 2013. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
Update: Effective 1 April, 2013 RDA Standard Inplemented at GPO
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been declared independent to create bibliographic records in RDA by NACO and BIBCO. Therefore, effective 1 April, 2013, all of GPO’s original bibliographic...
FDLP Community Site Providing a RDA Transition Forum
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is beginning the transition from AACR2 to RDA. During this transition, GPO will use the FDLP Community site to provide progress updates and answer questions. The...
GPO Cataloging Update: RDA Implementation, Tentative Timeline
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has created a Resource Description and Access (RDA) implementation team to ensure a smooth transition from AACR2 to RDA. GPO cataloging staff are continuing their...
SuDocs Classification Change for the CFR
The Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) Classification practice for classifying the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (AE 2.106/3:, item numbers 0572-B, 0572-C) is changing. The U.S. Government Printing...
President's Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2014
The President's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2014 is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). The public can search or browse the budget, which is accessible...
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Publication Distributed in Error
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been informed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division that the following publication published by the Division was distributed to depository...
2012 United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (The Plum Book)
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has made the United States Policy and Supporting Positions, or the “The Plum Book,” available in print and online. The Plum Book is alternately prepared...
Final Shipping List Numbers for FY12
Libraries are reminded that all new tangible items that were added to item selection profiles during FY12 are now active. The final shipping lists issued for FY12 are as follows: PaperMicroficheSeparatesElectronicUSGS 2012-0443-P...
Annual Updates to Item Selection Profiles
The U.S. Government Printing (GPO) has discovered that the program designed to move pending adds of tangible item numbers from libraries’ selection baskets to their selection profiles on October 1 did...
2013 Annual Interagency Depository Seminar, July 29 – August 2, 2013
Join GPO for the 26th Annual Interagency Depository Seminar scheduled for July 29 through August 2, 2013. This free seminar is hosted at GPO’s headquarters’ location in Washington, DC. Additionally,...
Webinar on Hands-On Exercises in U.S. Census Bureau’s American FactFinder
A live training Webinar, “Hands-On Exercises in American FactFinder,” will be offered Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Hands-On Exercises in American FactFinder Start Time: 1:00 p.m. EST Duration:...
2012 DLC Meeting and Conference Proceedings
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) would like to thank all those that attended and presented at the 80th meeting of the Depository Library Council and the 20th Federal Depository Library Conference...
Using Metadata to Navigate GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
You are invited to an educational webinar entitled “Using Metadata to Navigate GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys).” Join the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at...
Tracking Federal Regulations in GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys)
You are invited to an educational webinar on Tracking Federal Regulations in GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)! Join GPO on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 1:00 pm EDT as we offer a 45-minute course in utilizing...
Clarification Regarding Depository Access to Public Health Reports
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and our partner, the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), would like to clarify the requirements for IP access to Public Health Reports (PHR). Depositories...
Expanded Access to Public Health Reports
In partnership with the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is increasing the options for electronic access to Public Health Reports for depository...
Refreshed Browse Topics Launched
As part of standard technology refresh, Browse Topics has been relaunched. With help from summer intern, Greg Gamel, the site features a new template design, search engine friendly URLs, and upgraded backend...
Increasing Participants in the PACER Access and Education Program
After initial beta testing, the PACER: Access and Education Program is ready to expand the number of participating libraries. The Program is now ready to add fifty Federal depository libraries. Priority...
DARTS To Be Discontinued
The pilot project with the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to provide depository library access to approximately 240,000 scientific and technical publications will cease September 30, 2011....
