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New FDLP Promotional Tools Available for Ordering

January 25, 2013
Promote your library and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) with a suite of free, new promotional materials from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). These materials feature the FDLP and GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) and are perfect for displaying around the library, on campus, and in your community.Depository libraries can now order the following:… Read More

FDsys TRAC Audit Postponed

January 24, 2013
One of the critical priorities this fiscal year for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) was to conduct a Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification, known as TRAC, on FDsys. The audit evaluates digital repositories for reliability, and would have been performed by the Center for Research Libraries (CRL).Unfortunately, the "Fiscal Cliff" budgetary situation… Read More

FDLP and C&I Metrics - December 2012

January 24, 2013
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released statistics for  December 2012 regarding the activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing (C&I) Program. Read More

Forms Migrated to beta.fdlp.gov

January 23, 2013
As part of the phased approach in launching the new version of FDLP.gov, FDLP-related forms are now exclusively available on the beta FDLP.gov Web site. Redirects from the old versions of the forms are in place. Please update any links or bookmarks you may have with the new URLs.Additional features will be released in the near future as we continue to make progress toward… Read More

Enhancements to U.S. Statutes at Large on FDsys

January 16, 2013
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) recently enhanced the U.S. Statutes at Large collection on FDsys by adding descriptive metadata for public laws, private laws, concurrent resolutions, and presidential proclamations. For approximately 32,000 individual documents, the enhancements allow researchers improved searchability and retrieval by searching such metadata… Read More

Scheduled DSIMS Maintenance

January 11, 2013
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) must perform scheduled maintenance on the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS) this evening:Start Date: Friday, January 11, 6:00 p.m. ESTEnd Date: Friday, January 11, 7:00 p.m. ESTTotal Duration: Approximately 60 minutesBetween 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. today, DSIMS will not be accessible. We apologize for any… Read More

Official Register of the United States Documents on FDsys

January 08, 2013
As part of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the U.S. Department of Treasury pilot project to provide permanent public access to the Treasury Library’s digital content, the Official Register of the United States is now available on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys). The Official Register of the United States: 1829, 1835-1837, 1841-1861; 1879-1891, 1895-1907… Read More

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Publication Distributed in Error

January 02, 2013
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been informed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division that the following publication published by the Division was distributed to depository libraries in error. The publication is for internal use only and is not intended for the public. Copies should not be accessible to the public and should be destroyed… Read More

U.S. Congressional District Updates Needed for FDLD

December 31, 2012
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will start a project in early 2013 to update the Federal Depository Library Directory with any changes resulting from U.S. Congressional District reapportionment. Working with regional depository coordinators, GPO staff will research the U.S. Congressional District of each depository library in states where redistricting occurred… Read More

Scheduled MetaLib Maintenance

December 21, 2012
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on the federated search tool, MetaLib (metalib.gpo.gov).Start Time: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 7:00 a.m. EDTEnd Time: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 10:00 a.m. EDTTotal Duration: 3 hoursDuring the maintenance period, MetaLib will experience downtime. The Catalog of U.S. Government… Read More