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Item Update Cycle Depository libraries have until midnight September 30, 2024, to add any unlimited distribution paper-format titles to their library’s item selection profile. New selections will become effective on October 1, 2024 (Federal fiscal year 2025). Please note: Libraries should focus on unlimited distribution titles in the Print Distribution… Read More

GPO is aware that many libraries are reviewing and discussing options for continued cataloging and discovery of Federal depository resources in response to the end of the Cataloging Record Distribution Program and the closure of MARCIVE, Inc. Both services will end in December 2024. GPO thanks MARCIVE for over 40 years of contributions to the Federal Depository Library… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), alongside the Department of Defense (DoD), has won a 2024 Service to the Citizen Award for making it easier for active, retired, and disabled Uniformed Service members and their families to renew their ID cards. GPO, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and representatives from across the Uniformed Services partnered… Read More

Federal agencies must now submit congressionally mandated reports to GPO in compliance with the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, after first submitting to Congress or any required committee or subcommittee of Congress. Submitted reports are published and made available to the public on GPO's online system of access, GovInfo, in the Congressionally Mandated… Read More

Please consult with your library staff who process FDLP shipments or otherwise make use of shipping list data for other projects to complete a quick, five-minute survey. Due to the changing nature of FDLP distribution, LSCM is seeking information on how shipping lists are currently being used in depository libraries. Responses will help advise on the future creation and… Read More

Constitution Day is September 17, 2024. GPO wants to know how you are celebrating. Send us photos from your events and of your displays, and your library could be featured on FDLP.gov and on GPO social media. Please try to include your staff and patrons enjoying your offerings in the photos. Still planning? A wide variety of… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking a Digital Conversion Specialist to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbent will serve in the Projects and Systems unit of LSCM and be a member of the team responsible for digital imaging of historic… Read More

Due to the changing nature of FDLP distribution, LSCM is seeking information on how shipping lists are currently being used in depository libraries. Responses will help advise on the future creation and distribution of shipping lists. Please consult with your library staff who process FDLP shipments or otherwise make use of shipping list data for other projects, and… Read More

GPO Superintendent of Documents Scott Matheson sat down with Tom Temin of Federal News Network to discuss how GPO partners with libraries to preserve U.S. Government public information and makes information accessible to communities across the United States. Listen to the interview, and read the transcript here. Read More

GPO has acquired copies of the publication A wartime necessity: the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and other national aeronautical research organizations' efforts at innovation during World War II for distribution as a Special Selection Offer. All libraries interested in receiving this print publication must respond to this… Read More