Evaluate Your Paper Selections Now: Action Needed by September 30, 2026

  • Last Updated: August 27, 2026
  • Published: August 27, 2026

Annual Cycle to Evaluate Print Selections

Depository libraries should evaluate their Unlimited distribution (UNL) paper-format selections. If your library no longer wishes to receive a selected title, please deselect it at any time. If your library wishes to receive an unselected UNL, you have until midnight, Wednesday, September 30, 2026, to add any UNL items to your library’s item selection profile. 

New paper-format selections will become effective on Thursday, October 1, 2026 (Federal fiscal year 2027).

If your library is satisfied with your current selections, no action is required in response to this message.    

Unlimited Distribution (UNL) Paper-Format Titles

The following are the print resources which any Federal depository library may select:

 SuDoc Title Item Number
 AE 2.111: United States Statutes at Large 0576
 D 213.8: Astronomical Almanac (bound volumes) 0394
 D 213.8/3: Astronomical Phenomena 0396-A
 D 213.11: Nautical Almanac 0395
 JU 6.8: United States Reports 0741
 X 1.1:[Index] Congressional Record (bound - Index) 0993-B
 XJH:. House Journal 1030-A
 XJS:. Senate Journal 1047-A
 Y 1.1/3:[Constitution P] Constitution of the United States, Analysis and   Interpretation (Including supplements)1004-E-01
 Y 1.2/5: United States Code 0991-A

These are also found on the first page of the Print Distribution Titles List.

To review your library’s current paper-format selections:

  • Log in to FDLP Data Manager (FDM). 
  • Click on the List of Classes module. 
  • FDL number = your FDL number 
  • Format type = Paper 
  • Click Submit.

Training is available: FDLP Data Manager Tutorial (PDF) 

To make changes to your library’s item selection profile, log in to the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS).   

Training is available: DSIMS Quick Start Guide, Working with Your Library’s Item Selection Profile (video, 10 minutes). Other resources are linked to on the bottom of the DSIMS web page.  

Note:

  • All newly-received print-format publications must be cataloged and retained through February 2029. 
  • 20-copy and 50-copy titles on the Print Distribution Titles List are allocated and may not be adjusted during the update cycle. If you wish to stop receiving these titles, contact GPO to learn about the process used in your National Collection Service Area to reallocate these selections to other libraries.  
  • EL-format item numbers may be added to your library’s selection profile at any time of the year. These selections go into effect immediately after you add them within DSIMS.   
  • All item number deselections you make in DSIMS also take effect immediately.   
  • New paper-format selections made after the September 30 deadline will not go into effect until October 2027. 

Questions?  

For questions or assistance, contact us via askGPO, and use the category “Other depository library question or issue.”