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Each of you should have received an email from surveymonkey.com on behalf of fdlpoutreach. Please follow the link in this email to complete your FDLP library’s Forecast questionnaire documenting critical viewpoints and experiences. If you did not receive an email from surveymonkey.com on behalf of fdlpoutreach GPO will soon be posting a link to this online survey on the… Read More

The February 2012 issue of FDLP Connection has been released. The theme for this issue is "Collaboration".In this issue, Mary Alice Baish provides her insights as Superintendent of Documents for the need to collaborate to develop a national strategy for the future of the FDLP. Meanwhile, your colleagues, Linda Spiro (Rice University) and Lynda Kellam (University of North… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been working to implement a replacement system to the Depository Distribution Information System (DDIS), a legacy mainframe system used to manage depository item numbers, Superintendent of Documents class stems, and depository library item selections. The replacement system is being implemented this month.Due to the… Read More

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is providing public access to the newly discovered audio tape recording of conversations between various individuals in Washington and Air Force One pilots and officials on board during the flight from Dallas to Andrews Air Force Base following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance this weekend to upgrade askGPO.  After the upgrade, public functionality will remain the same, but will introduce a new interface and URL.Start Time: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 6:00 p.m. ESTEnd Time: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 8:00 p.m. ESTTotal Duration: 2 hoursDuring the… Read More

This is the final chance to weigh in on the designs for fdlp.gov and Ben’s Guide before coding begins. Help shape the future of these sites by participating in the on-going discussions on the FDLP Community site.Recently posted threads include information regarding:Screenshots of the proposed final template designs for both fdlp.gov and Ben’s Guide.Screenshots of proposed… Read More

The American Library Association’s 2012 Midwinter conference provided an opportunity for Superintendent of Documents Mary Alice Baish and State Forecast Project Co-lead Cherie Givens to provide an overview of the State Forecasting Project to members of the community attending a joint Government Information Subcommittee/GODORT Legislation Committee meeting and the Federal… Read More

2012 will see a brand new marketing campaign for the FDLP, complete with the creation of a new campaign slogan and a new set of tips and tools for libraries to use to promote themselves to both the public and non-depository libraries. Get involved, and vote for your favorite of seven potential campaign slogans, or provide suggestions for alternatives on the FDLP Community… Read More

Once again the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Library of Congress (LC) have collaborated to increase access to the Congressional Record (CR). At the request of the House Administration Committee, LC created an iPad app that provides access to the daily edition of the CR dating from January 4, 1995. The app uses CR files and associated metadata provided by… Read More

In January 2011, 42,163 PURLs were modified to change the target URLs to point from GPO Access to the FDsys equivalent; however, discrepancies were discovered in PURLs that originally pointed to http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/*. Consequently, in May 2011, the 41,952 PURLs that pointed to frwebgate resources were reverted back to their original targets while the situation… Read More