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Happy World Digital Preservation Day (#WDPD2023)! GPO is celebrating digital preservation on November 2, 2023, by spreading the message that GPO is eager to collaborate with your library or institution’s collections to increase access to digital publications through our digital repository, GovInfo. GovInfo is the only ISO 16363:2012 Trustworthy Digital Repository… Read More

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, GPO is launching FDLP eXchange version 1.2 with new functionality. To enable the implementation and ensure no data is lost during the updates, FDLP eXchange will be down beginning at 10:00 a.m. (EST), for up to 12 hours.   Start Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 10:00 a.m. (EST) End Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 10:00… Read More

GPO recently distributed the publication Scenes: People, Places, and Events that Shaped the United States Senate. This publication is now being offered as a Special Selection Offer. Libraries not selecting item number 0998-A-01 can request to receive the publication. Cataloging and distribution information: Title: Scenes : people, places, and events that shaped the… Read More

There are three weeks left to complete your 2023 Biennial Survey and submit it to GPO by Friday, November 17, 2023. It is through this mechanism that depositories fulfill their legal obligation to “report to the Superintendent of Documents at least every two years concerning their condition” (44 USC §1909). A preview of the survey questions is… Read More

GPO’s Library Technical Services (LTS) has launched a six-month beta period to test a new process to generate MARC records for House and Senate bills and resolutions from the metadata of the GovInfo Congressional Bills Collection. The records are in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and are available for downloading free of charge in the Congressional… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During this period, users are… Read More

FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 4:30 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 6:30 p.m. (EDT) 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

There are just four weeks left to complete and submit your 2023 Biennial Survey to GPO. The deadline to complete the survey is Friday, November 17, 2023. It is through this mechanism that depositories fulfill their legal obligation to “report to the Superintendent of Documents at least every two years concerning their condition” (44 USC §1909). A preview of the… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Secrets of the Super Searchers IV - Old School Wisdom, New School Tools for Difficult Questions." Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge… Read More

How is your library getting into the Halloween spirit this year? Are you featuring any ghoulish Government publications, either online or in the library? Have some fun with your library’s ‘stand-up Ben,’ and put him in a creative costume. Send us your photos or links, and your library could be featured via GPO social media and FDLP.gov. … Read More