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Coming Soon: FDM, the FDLP Data Manager Replacing DDM3

January 24, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce that the long-awaited launch of FDLP Data Manager (FDM) will take place in the coming weeks. FDM is the replacement tool for Documents Data Miner (DDM3), the popular collection management tool formerly hosted by Wichita State University and used by many libraries in the FDLP.  FDLP Data… Read More

GPO Completes the Law Library of Congress Historical Reports Records

January 24, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO’s) Library Technical Services (LTS) has completed the cataloging of the Law Library of Congress Historical Reports. GPO would like to thank the Law Library of Congress for their wonderful collaboration on this project. In April 2020, the Law Library of Congress and GPO began a multi-year project to catalog thousands of… Read More

FDLP eXchange Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

January 23, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During this period, users are… Read More

FDLP.gov Routine Maintenance -January 23, 2024

January 23, 2024
FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 4:30 p.m. (EST) End Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 6:30 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 2 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation while… Read More

Reminder: Send GPO Your Library ‘Shelfie’ before January 24

January 22, 2024
Library Shelfie Day is Wednesday, January 24, 2024, and GPO wants to showcase your library staff and your ‘FDLP shelfies.’ Snap a few photos you and your colleagues working in your library. Share your photos with us prior to the 24th, and your library could be featured on GPO’s social media and on FDLP.gov. Have some fun with Library Shelfie Day, and don’t forget… Read More

Preliminary Library Allocations of Print Distribution Titles Available

January 18, 2024
The Superintendent of Documents released the PRELIMINARY library allocations of the titles that will be distributed in print to Federal depository libraries. The data is presented in a spreadsheet with tabs by Library, by Title, by NCSA and Library Type by Title, and Maps by Title. Filters are provided, which allow users to customize the… Read More

CGP Monthly Maintenance: January 2024

January 16, 2024
The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), including GPO’s MetaLib, will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024, 6:00 a.m. (EST) During this maintenance period, you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

Start the New Year with FDLP Academy Webinars

January 12, 2024
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. The FDLP Academy recently presented insightful sessions about library services and U.S. Government resources for and about diverse populations. The speakers are subject-matter experts from the Federal depository library community, GPO, and Federal agencies. Below is a list of the webinar recordings: … Read More

Webinar: Health Statistics on the Web

January 11, 2024
Register to attend the live training webinar, "Health Statistics on the Web." Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speakers: Katie Pierce Farrier, Data… Read More