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Depository Library Spotlight for July 2011

July 01, 2011
Providing quality depository service, requires the budget, staffing, and other resources of a large research institution, right? Don’t tell that to the staff of Middletown Thrall Library in the small community of Middletown, New York. They bust that myth every day. Learn more about how they provide this exceptional service with the resources they have on hand.By… Read More

New Partnership for Davis Bacon Wage Determinations

June 30, 2011
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has partnered with the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to provide permanent public access to Davis Bacon Wage Determination information.Wage Determinations OnLine (WDOL) is the official Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) mandated Web site that contains both current and archived… Read More

Biennial Survey 2011

June 29, 2011
The Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries will be conducted in 2011. The survey will run from September 30-October 31, 2011. To ensure that library staff have adequate time to prepare, a copy of the questions is now available to the community. A discussion will begin on the FDLP Community site forum in August to address questions.This survey is to be submitted by ALL… Read More

Final Questions Posted: Web-based Training Tools Forum Discussion

June 28, 2011
The last two questions have been added to the forum on Web-based Training Tools! Please share your knowledge of virtual training tools, course management software, and learning suites through the FDLP Community site. As new thoughts are shared, keep in mind there is still time to respond to any previous question posted to the current thread for "Training-related Software… Read More

Partnership to Increase Cataloging of pre-1976 U.S. Forest Service Publications

June 28, 2011
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Library at the University of Montana (UM Libraries) have partnered to increase access to bibliographic records for pre-1976 and fugitive publications from the U.S. Forest Service. The UM Libraries have been working to completely catalog their collection of Forest Service material for several… Read More

GPO Releases New Authentication White Paper

June 24, 2011
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released a new authentication white paper, “Authenticity of Electronic Federal Government Publications”, which describes GPO’s authentication program and latest activities to ensure its role as a trusted source for disseminating official and authentic Federal government publications to the public.GPO first defined its strategy… Read More

FDLP and C&I Metrics - May 2011

June 21, 2011
GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for  May 2011 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released. Read More

Withdrawal Notification for Senate Hearing 111-856

June 20, 2011
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

Senate Hearing 111-856 June 2011 Withdrawal

June 20, 2011
In 2011, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) was informed by the Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate that the following publication contained 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… Read More

Web-based Training Tools Forum Discussion Continues

June 16, 2011
Two new questions have been added to the forum on Web-based Training Tools! Please share your knowledge of virtual training tools, course management software, and learning suites through the FDLP Community site. As new thoughts are shared, keep in mind there is still time to respond to any previous question posted, while we continue to add questions to the current thread… Read More