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If you missed the opportunity to participate in the June 12th informational webinar about the FDLP Forecast Study, you can hear a recording of the webinar.This Forecast webinar featured a discussion on how to complete an FDLP Library Forecast, a State Forecast, and how to determine state or Federal depository region goals and initiatives which will be documented in a… Read More

The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) has had a rich tradition of honoring a depository library each year that goes above and beyond to ensure that the American public has free access to its Government's information with the Federal Depository Library of the Year Award.In October, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will honor, for the first time, TWO… Read More

The House of Representatives approved the FY 2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill on June 8, 2012. The bill includes funding for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), which has been appropriated $122.5 million, representing a 3% reduction from GPO's request submitted to the House in February. GPO requested no increase over the level of funding the agency… Read More

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