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GPO began a new contract in October 2021 to catalog the approximately 66,000 to 88,000 remaining Historic Shelf List cards into MARC 21 format for inclusion in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). A staff of four are working through the remaining cards, and each bibliographic record is being enhanced by adding one Library of Congress Subject Heading and one… Read More

In 2022, the microfiche format is being phased out of FDLP distribution. Regional depository libraries, who are responsible for managing tangible resources, may face space challenges with the paper format after microfiche ceases. To assist regional depositories, LSCM has expanded upon existing policies and procedures, which includes rolling out a National Collection… Read More

FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Monday, January 31, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Monday, January 31, 2022, 7:00 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 2 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation while… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "The 11 Federal Holidays: What, When, Why, and How These Days Got To Be Holidays."." Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More

GPO is pleased to announce that the newly redesigned and enhanced Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) Help pages, and the updated CGP About page are now available. The redesigned and enhanced CGP Help Pages feature: Updated and expanded content including: Searching SuDoc Class Numbers. Searching Item Numbers. Expanded and reorganized Expert… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "LSCM Pilot Projects: the Application Process." Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Kristina Bobe,… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern appointed a task force to study the feasibility of an all-digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). As 97 percent of Federal publications are born digital, Director Halpern is charging the Task Force on a Digital Federal Depository Library Program (“Task Force”) to determine whether an… Read More

There are two weeks left to submit your nominations for individuals to serve as members of the Depository Library Council. The deadline is February 9, 2022. The Depository Library Council is the advisory body that counsels the GPO Director and the Superintendent of Documents in matters pertaining to future trends, innovation, and new concepts in libraries; Government… Read More

As part of LSCM’s plan to phase out the microfiche format for FDLP distribution, there is a change to the List of Classes of United States Government Publications Available for Selection by Depository Libraries. Each title in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) has been broken into separate item numbers. This change only applies to the paper format. Libraries will be… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Naval Postgraduate School: Historical and Contemporary Information Resources." Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (EST)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More