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Superintendent of Documents Classification Numbers Corrections Policies

February 29, 2024
Effective March 1, 2024, GPO’s Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) will implement the following policies on changing the Superintendent of Documents classification (SuDoc) numbers in GPO records in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications and OCLC. LSCM’s Chief of Library Technical Services (LTS) and LTS Supervisory Librarians will make… Read More

New CGP Snapshot Files Available on GitHub

February 28, 2024
As of February 2024, GPO’s Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) has posted a new set of all MARC bibliographic records (1,080,961) in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) on GitHub. That is an increase of 58,079 records (6%) since the 2023 snapshot. In combination with the CGP Records Monthly Files collection of… Read More

Census Bureau Webinar Series: Exploring the Diversity of Census Bureau Data

February 27, 2024
This message is being posted on behalf of the U.S. Census Bureau. Census Academy is offering a 2024 webinar series, “Exploring the Diversity of Census Bureau Data.” This webinar series will use real-life scenarios to help you learn how to locate and use data tools to access Census Bureau data. “Exploring the Diversity of Census Bureau Data” is broken… Read More

FDLP.gov Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024
FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 6:00 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 3 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate… Read More

FDLP eXchange Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

February 26, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During this period, users are… Read More

GPO Secures Spot On Forbes’ America’s Best Employer List For Third Year In A Row

February 26, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has been named one of the best employers in America by Forbes for the third year in a row. GPO ranked in the top 15 amongst mid-sized agencies in Government Services. GPO joined the National Archives and Records Administration and Federal Communications Commission in the category for best Government agencies. Forbes’ America… Read More

Scheduled Maintenance on Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government

February 23, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) will perform scheduled maintenance on the Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government website. Start: Saturday, February 24, 2024, 8:00 a.m. (EST) End: Saturday, February 24, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 9 hours The website may be inaccessible during maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate… Read More

Print Distribution Updates

February 22, 2024
Digital FDLP implementation activities continue to impact FDLP print distribution. Item selection profiles have been updated in DSIMS to reflect those libraries chosen to receive the titles on the Print Distribution Titles (PDT) list with limited distribution (20- or 50-copy quantities). Library allocation data for these limited titles is available here. Starting… Read More