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The Library of Michigan and University of Nevada, Reno are no longer serving as regional depository libraries for the selective libraries in their states. The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) appreciates the many years of service that these libraries have provided as regionals.With the change of these libraries to selective library status, as well as Wyoming's… Read More

The individual library reports conveying the results of the depository library user survey are now available for downloading. The survey was conducted from October 18, 2010 through March 4, 2011 and responses were received for about 45% of the Federal depository libraries. The reports contain charts that compare the library’s results with the aggregated results for its… Read More

The October 2011 issue of FDLP Connection has been released. This issue focuses on education and training as we prepare for the 2011 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference (Meeting and Conference) and the transition from GPO Access to FDsys. In addition to Mary Alice Baish providing her insights as Superintendent of Documents, three… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been keeping track of the upcoming implementation of the new cataloging standards, Resource Description and Access (RDA). The RDA project page has been updated with new information about changes to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) as a result of RDA implementation at GPO and recent RDA cataloging activities… Read More

Libraries are reminded that all new items added to item selection profiles during the 2011 Annual Update Cycle are now active. You should begin receiving these items with the first shipping list for FY12, which is currently being prepared for shipment. The final shipping lists issued for FY11 are as follows: Microfiche: SL 2011-0417-M Paper: SL 2011-0463-P … Read More

Federal depository coordinators can now sign into the FDLP Desktop with their library number and internal password to complete the 2011 Biennial Survey. Once logged in, use the “Biennial Survey” menu that appears above the “Upcoming Events” module.The survey consists of 31 questions and spans 7 pages. Once completed, a copy of your submission is sent to the depository… Read More

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With only nine days left until the start of the Biennial Survey, depositories are reminded that all answers must be reviewed and approved by your institution's library director or designee prior to submission. Now is an ideal time to prepare your institution’s answers.Draft questions were released in June 2011; however, three changes have been made to the draft questions:… Read More

As busy information professionals, it can become difficult to stay current on and participate in events, releases, trends, et cetera. On the other hand, as information professionals, our desire to share our respect for information and interact with like-minded professionals can be insatiable.We at the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) are passionate about Federal… Read More

GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for August 2011 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released. Read More