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Does your library’s website prominently display links to your library’s social media accounts? Engaging your patrons via social media is a great way to highlight your library resources and services. Make it as easy as possible for your website visitors to also connect with you on social media by linking to your accounts and displaying those links prominently… Read More

As part of GPO’s partnership with the Law Library of Congress to digitize the United States Congressional Serial Set and make the volumes available in GovInfo, GPO has released the first group of MARC records in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and posted files of the records on GitHub. With each release of publications in govinfo, GPO will add the MARC… Read More

The Superintendent of Documents continues to seek your thoughts about the proposed draft Public Policy Statement, “Regional Depository Library Online Selections.” This policy will allow regional depository libraries to select the online (EL) version of titles without having to select a corresponding paper or microfiche version.Please submit your comments through May 16,… Read More

The Superintendent of Documents seeks your thoughts about the proposed draft Public Policy Statement, “Regional Depository Library Online Selections.” This policy will allow regional depository libraries to select the online (EL) version of titles without having to select a corresponding paper or microfiche version.You are strongly encouraged to submit your comments… Read More

Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) is discontinuing the use of the phrase “fugitive documents.” It will be replaced with “unreported publications” and the definition is:Public information products that are not discoverable through the Government Publishing Office's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)When this new definition was presented at the Fall… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office is continuing its effort to update the statutory authority governing the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). In July 2020, Director Halpern submitted proposals for legislative change, which provide much needed flexibility and allow for more modern operations, to both the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office is continuing its effort to update the statutory authority governing the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). In July 2020, Director Halpern submitted proposals for legislative change to both the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the Committee on House Administration.Among the proposals are three new, and seven… Read More

GPO’s System of Online Access | Collection Development Plan has been updated and is now available on FDLP.gov. The collection development plan is revised annually to reflect content added to govinfo in the preceding fiscal year, in-process titles, and current priorities. The FDLP community is invited to contribute to GPO’s efforts to expand coverage of the National… Read More

Do you struggle to promote Government information on your library web pages? GPO is here to help. In the recent webinar, “Promoting Government Information and Your FDLP Collection on Your Website,” GPO staff members review FDLP requirements for promoting the FDLP collection and address best practices for ensuring your users can find and make use of Government information… Read More

As the 2020 roller coaster ride continues, libraries across the Nation are all in different stages of operation and facing different challenges. This can make it difficult to reach patrons with the Government content they need. Your library’s website and social media accounts are great vehicles to bring Government information to your patrons. Here are a few ideas for… Read More