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Are you new to the Federal Depository Library Program or need a review of the basic operations? Check out these two resources. The introductory guide for new Federal depository staff has been updated on FDLP.gov. The guide is intended to help new staff get acquainted with their library’s depository operation. See Introduction for New Coordinators and Staff. This… Read More

May and June have been busy months for digital FDLP implementation activities. Work is ongoing with the List of Classes, which lists what is available for depository libraries to profile. Almost all entries are ‘EL’ for digital or online-format titles. The majority of paper-format entries are for PDT List titles. Other tangible-format entries continue to be worked… Read More

Superintendent of Documents Public Policy Statement (SOD-PPS) 8-2024, Withdrawal of Federal information products from the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information and GPO’s online U.S. Government Bookstore, became effective July 8, 2024. The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) staff when Congress or… Read More

This message is being posted on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education.  The U.S. Department of Education would like to spread awareness about this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The staff at the Department are hoping that Federal depository libraries can help provide promotional support over the summer months to remind students and… Read More

The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), including GPO’s MetaLib, will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024, 6:00 a.m. (EDT) During this maintenance period, you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

GPO’s Library Technical Services (LTS) has posted a new GitHub collection of 226 records for updating databases in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). The Updating Databases Collection is part of the CGP on GitHub repository. The databases provide access to publications, statistics, journal articles, and other types of information. Due to the different… Read More

FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 6:00 p.m. (EDT) 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… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During this period, users are advised… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "NASA Engages, NASA’s New Online Platform for Sharing Our Mission with Communities." Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month is a new GovInfo Feature Article about the history of Pride Month. It highlights legislation relating to the LGBTQIA+ community available in GovInfo, along with additional U.S. Government resources. For questions or comments, contact us at askGPO.  Read More