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Four libraries in the South have entered into agreements with GPO to become Preservation Stewards, and one library has expanded its collection. To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards to support continued public access to U.S. Government documents in print format. These… Read More

Due to some functionality issues, libraries should pause their use of FDLP eXchange. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible, and we will inform the community when it is available for use. We apologize for the inconvenience. Read More

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (ET) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "An Introduction to the Journal of the House of Representatives: Everything That (Hasn’t) Changed in 250 Years."Speakers:Lawrence McLaughlin, Deputy Chief of… Read More

Date: Friday, July 25, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (ET) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "The American Revolution: Transatlantic Resources in the Library of Congress Collections."Speaker: Clinton J. Drake, Reference Librarian, History and Genealogy Section,… Read More

New featured publications have been added to the Historic Publications page for Summer 2025, including:Publications from World War II-era civil defense agencies digitized in collaboration with Utah State University’s Merrill Cazier Library.Additional volumes of Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands,… Read More

An earlier error with the monthly PURL Usage Reports has been corrected, and reports have been successfully re-run. Libraries with PURL Usage Reports configured now have reports available to download. We apologize for the inconvenience.More information about the FDLP PURL Usage Report is available:PURL Usage ReportPersistent Uniform Resource Locator (PURL):… Read More

The FDLP PURL Usage Report for May 2025 was found to be corrupted and will be reprocessed. Libraries that have configured their PURL Usage Report can expect notification of the fixed report in an email on or before Monday, June 9, 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience.More information about the FDLP PURL Usage Report is available:PURL Usage ReportPersistent Uniform… Read More

The FDLP PURL Usage Report has encountered an error in the May monthly report. GPO is actively investigating the issue to identify the root cause and implement a resolution. When the issue has been corrected, a notification email will be sent to those who have configured a PURL Usage Report for their institution. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.More… Read More

The Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) Pilot Project 1 initiative, conducted in collaboration with Utah State University’s Merrill Cazier Library, is now complete. Through the pilot, GPO teammates visited the Merrill Cazier Library to assess the condition of tangible documents, conduct item-level inventories, and catalog and digitize Government… Read More

Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (ET) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "FDLP Resource Guides: Recap of the Redevelopment Project."Speakers: Catherine Bloom, Systems Librarian, Library Planning and Development (LPD), Library Services … Read More