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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

New Electronic Titles for January 2024

February 09, 2024
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for January 2024. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More

Love Is in the Air for Free Webinars from GPO

February 09, 2024
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.  Check out these free, upcoming educational webinars and events from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO):  Health Statistics on the Web; Katie Pierce Farrier & Christine Nieman (Network of the National Library of Medicine); Thursday, February 15, 2024; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. … Read More

Congressional Research Service Report Cataloging Surpasses 10,000 Records

February 08, 2024
Since October 2018, the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO’s) Library Technical Services (LTS) department has been cataloging Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports. As of January 31, 2024, our librarians achieved a major milestone by surpassing 10,000 records, thus completing cataloging for 10,230 reports. This is approximately 86% of all… Read More

Call for Members: Steering Committees for the National Collection Service Areas

February 07, 2024
In the digital-first Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the structure is shifting away from a regional depository state-based program to a National Collection Service Area (NCSA)-based program.  Each NCSA will have a steering committee for the purposes of: Facilitating discussion and collaboration among the Federal depository libraries in the NCSA. … Read More