FDLP Distribution and COVID-19: Updates and Information

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The U.S. Congressional Serial Set is a large and complex publication. Several Federal depository libraries have shared inventories of the Serial Set and other guides to help others use this important collection.

• U.S. Congressional Serial Set Inventory (University of North Texas): This inventory brings together holdings in U.S. libraries for Serial Set numbers 1 through 13219-3. The inventory offers search and browse by volume, library, and Congressional session.
• Congressional Serial Set (Washington University): This inventory is the complete holdings of the Serial Set at Washington University, St. Louis University, the St. Louis City Public Library, and the University of Missouri—St. Louis.
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set Finding Aids (College of Wooster through the University of Central Florida): These finding aids provide information on executive agency publications found in the Serial Set.

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded just after liftoff. Resources from the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications:

• Space shuttle Challenger explosion
• Space shuttle accident : hearing before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, second session, on space shuttle accident and the Rogers Commission report, February 18, June 10, and 17, 1986
• NASA’s response to the committee’s investigation of the "Challenger" accident : hearing before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One hundredth Congress, first session, February 26, 1987
• Implementation of the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger accident [microform] : report to the President
• A new day: Challenger and space flight thereafter

GPO has once again made history by becoming the only organization to maintain the highest global standard of excellence for digital repositories.

The Depository Library Council recently presented four recommendations and one commendation to GPO. GPO’s responses are now available.

FDLP LibGuides introduced four new LibGuides this month. The new guides are listed in “Recently Submitted Guides.” Included are topics on Impeachment, Veteran Resources, FOIA, and Government Comics. Congressional Resources has been added as a new subject group, and community members are welcome to submit Congressional related LibGuides. LibGuides are welcome on current subjects and subjects not yet featured in FDLP LibGuides.

Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government is now featuring a downloadable quiz on one of our Nation’s most notable Founding Fathers, Ben Franklin, as we celebrate his 315th birthday on January 17.

January 21, 2020 marked the first confirmed case of COVID-19 found in the U.S. The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications points to some excellent pandemic resources.

• What you should know about COVID-19 to protect yourself and others
• What you need to know about COVID-19 and pets
• What you can do if you are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19
• Symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19)
• 3 key steps to take while you wait for your COVID-19 test result