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The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce the appointment of 32 Government information professionals to roles on National Collection Service Area (NCSA) Steering Committees. Many more volunteered to serve and will be considered as there are vacancies on the committees to ensure broad participation. NCSA Steering Committees facilitate discussion… Read More

List of Classes Change GPO’s Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) will complete a major update this weekend (March 23-24, 2024) to the List of Classes, a listing of everything Federal depository libraries can select through the FDLP. The changes coincide with digital FDLP implementation activities, in this case, shifting the provision of some tangible formats… Read More

FDLP Data Manager (FDM) is now available for use. This tool may be used to:  Create custom shipping lists. Review what has shipped to depositories dating back to 1997. Review the List of Classes, including library selection profiles with complete title, SuDoc, format, and item number information. Download MARC records, including custom catalog record sets… Read More

Register for the webinar, “Researching Women's, Gender, and LGBTQIA+ Perspectives at the Library of Congress," which has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Those that registered for the original March 19 event do not need to re-register; however, you may want to update the webinar date in your calendars. Updated login information will be emailed to everyone the… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office recently announced the availability of President Joe Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget of the U.S. Government. Please note that in the FDLP limited print distribution framework, the Budget is a reduced-quantity title. This title will only be distributed to the selecting libraries, as indicated in the… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking a Metadata Integrity Librarian to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbent will serve in the Library Technical Services unit of LSCM.  Duties include:  Performs a variety of duties… Read More

The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), including GPO’s MetaLib, will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024, 6:00 a.m. (EDT) During this maintenance period, you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for February 2024. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More

The Depository Library Council’s (DLC) Collection and Discovery Services Subcommittee (CDSS) is conducting a brief survey about collection development and management of digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)publications. Managing catalog records and discovery of digital FDLP publications are topics that often raise questions and concerns at DLC meetings and… Read More

GPO has acquired copies of the publication 2024 total solar eclipse: through the eyes of NASA for distribution as a Special Selection Offer. Note that this publication is a kit; a list of the included materials can be found in the bibliographic record linked below. All libraries interested in receiving the publication must respond to this survey in order to receive a… Read More