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Changes are coming to the regional Federal depository library coverage across the nation. The following libraries will no longer be able to serve as regional libraries for selective libraries in their states:University of Nevada, Reno: Effective August 31, 2011Library of Michigan*: Effective October 1, 2011.With two regional libraries changing to selective library status… Read More

Today, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) debuts the first issue of a new newsletter, FDLP Connection, which aims to highlight the goals, achievements, activities, and stories from throughout the Federal Depository Library Program.Designed to instruct, inspire, and educate, this monthly Web-based newsletter features:Columns from the Superintendent of Documents and… Read More

In response to requests from depository library staff for greater format selectivity for congressional documents in the Y 4 SuDoc classification range, approximately 80 new item numbers have been created for various committees.New item number information can be found in WEBTech Notes or in csv format.In order to allow libraries time to evaluate and select these new item… Read More

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

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been informed by the Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate that the following publication contains personally sensitive information and that copies should not be accessible to the public and should be destroyed.Title: Nomination of David B. Buckley to be Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency:… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on the Federal Depository Library Directory (FDLD) which will also affect the Locate in a Library feature only of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).Start Date: Wednesday, July 13th, 11:00 p.m. EDTEnd Date: Thursday, July 14th, 9:00 a.m. EDTTotal Duration: Approximately 2… Read More

On June 23, 1860, President James Buchanan signed Joint Resolution 25, which created the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, GPO has opened an exhibit of that showcases the agency's 150-year history. Released in conjunction with the exhibit is Keeping America Informed: The U.S. Government Printing Office: 150 Years of… Read More

In collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is providing digital access to the Coastal Zone Information Collection (CZIC), which contains more than 5,000 coastal related documents. The collection provides nearly 30 years of data and information crucial to the… 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 the RDA implementation schedule and the release of several GPO cataloging records created using the new standards. Read more here. … Read More

Over the last month Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) posted questions about online training tools and learning software applications on the FDLP Community site. We’ve received comments about how content is created and delivered, favorite features, and we’ve been pointed to other online training informational resources. Based on the responses to our… Read More