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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS).Start Date: Friday, June 8, 02:30 p.m. EDTEnd Date: Monday, June 11, 10:30 a.m. EDTTotal Duration: Approximately 48 hoursDuring this period, DSIMS will be inaccessible; however, Item Lister is available for any libraries that… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will no longer be conducting the annual June-July item selection update cycle. Traditionally this was done to ensure that libraries added item numbers to their selection profiles before they became effective at the start of the new fiscal year on October 1. Drops could be done at any time of the year.Libraries are reminded that… Read More

Shipping list 2012-0045-S was dated for May 23, 2012 in error. The maps on this shipping list have not been distributed to date. There has been a delay in arrival of materials at the Laurel warehouse that are needed for the physical distribution of the maps.Libraries should not claim these publications. Once the maps are ready for distribution, the shipping list will be… Read More

The June 2012 issue of FDLP Connection has been released. This month's theme is "Collections".In her column, Superintendent of Documents, Mary Alice Baish provides updates on updates on the FDLP Forecast Study and FDsys training, commemorates depository library milestones, and welcomes news members of the Depository Library Council. Meanwhile, your colleagues, Ashley C… Read More

This is to update you on the status of GPO’s appropriations request for FY 2013.GPO submitted a flat funding request for the year, in recognition of the fiscal constraints confronting Federal spending, an action that we were praised for by the House and Senate appropriations committees.  We requested $83.6 million for Congressional Printing and Binding; $34.7 million… Read More

AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR FDLP LIBRARIESPlease join GPO on June 12th from 1:30 – 2:30pm (Eastern) for an informational webinar about the FDLP Forecast Study. The Forecast Study is an important way for GPO to plan for the future of the FDLP. Your viewpoints and data are vital to this project and serve to enrich our understanding of the community’s issues. Time is… Read More

The data files for the Union List of Item Selections (Union-L) and the Union List of Item Selections have been updated to utilize data from the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS).Files are in ASCII text format. This is a change for the Union-L. Union-L files were previously available in GZIP (.gz) format.The data files are updated as follows:The… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS).Start Date: Wednesday, May 30, 04:30 p.m. EDTEnd Date: Wednesday, May 30, 05:30 p.m. EDTTotal Duration: Approximately 1 hourDuring this period, DSIMS will be inaccessible. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate… Read More

Back by popular demand for a fourth time, a repeat presentation of the educational webinar on U.S. Government Printing Office's (GPO's) Federal Digital System (FDsys)! Join GPO on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm (Eastern Time) as we offer an hour-long course on navigating Federal Government information using FDsys. During this session, attendees will learn about basic… Read More

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) staff are grateful to over 500 FDLP librarians who have already completed FDLP Library and State Forecast questionnaires. Your responses will help us shape the future direction of the Federal Depository Library Program, and provide a roadmap to strengthen the program, reflecting changes brought about by digital technologies.There are… Read More