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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has created a Resource Description and Access (RDA) implementation team to ensure a smooth transition from AACR2 to RDA. GPO cataloging staff are continuing their training efforts, and are now working on sample record creation, the identification of local practices and formal PCC (Program for Cooperative Cataloging) review. Full… Read More

The deadline for requesting back issues of select years of the Statistical Abstract (C 3.134: item no. 0150) is December 21, 2012.Copies are available for free on a first come, first serve basis to Federal depository libraries. Libraries can request as many copies as needed of multiple years.Depending on the number of volumes that you request, the volumes will be shipped… Read More

The Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) Classification practice for classifying the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (AE 2.106/3:, item numbers 0572-B, 0572-C) is changing.The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is returning to the historic classification practice for the CFR volumes by eliminating the volume number in the class number.Prior to 2013: AE 2.106/3:26/PT… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has made the United States Policy and Supporting Positions, or the “The Plum Book”, available in print and online.The Plum Book is alternately prepared after each Presidential election by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. It provides comprehensive information on… Read More

The next generation of the official Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Web site is released in beta. Available at http://beta.fdlp.gov, the site is designed to transform our Web services into a modern, clean, and responsive resource serving the Federal depository library community and the public.Highlighted Features Streamlined, intuitive navigation system … Read More

The final deadline for submitting your FDLP Library Forecasts, FLDP State Forecasts, and State Focused Action Plans is quickly approaching. After Friday, November 30, 2012, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will no longer be able to accept any additional Forecasts or Plans. If you have not yet submitted your Library Forecast, State Forecast, or Action Plan, we… Read More

In January 2013, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will begin an audit process for GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) to become a certified Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR).GPO completed an internal audit of FDsys in 2011. It is very imp>rtant to ensure FDsys stakeholders, including Federal depository libraries and the general public, that GPO’s official… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is temporarily suspending access to its Online Programming for All Libraries (OPAL) archive from www.fdlp.gov, pending a review for data integrity and an analysis of the archived content. Once this has been completed, GPO will update the Federal depository library community on the status of archived OPAL educational content. … Read More

You are invited to two educational webinars on GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) on Wednesday, November 14, 2012.‪At 11:00am EST on Nov. 14, join GPO for an hour-long introductory course on navigating Federal Government information using FDsys. During this session, attendees will learn about basic and advanced searching, browsing, retrieving by citation, Help tools,… Read More

The State Focused Action Plans (SFAP), created as part of the FDLP Forecast Study, are available for download.Depositories worked collaboratively to develop these plans that document the goals and initiatives of their state or multi-state Federal depository library regions.If a SFAP was not submitted for your state or territory, there's still time!All FDLP Forecast… Read More