Bibliographic Cataloging: Brochures and Recreation/Visitor Guides

Many agencies issue single-sheet publications, such as brochures and guides. These documents may be reissued every few years with only minor editorial changes.Some guides, such as recreation/visitor guides from the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management, frequently include maps in addition to information about parks, reserves, etc.Serials-of-Convenience… Read More

Bibliographic Cataloging: Braille

Braille Publications Treated as Serials GPO Practice Braille publications may be treated as serials-of-convenience. For more information, see Monographs Cataloged as Serials ("Serials-of-Convenience"). When cataloging a braille publication as a serial-of-convenience: Transcribe the jacket number of an ‘issue’ in its item-level record Use… Read More

New Electronic Titles for September 2022

  • New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for September 2022. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government… ... Read More
    • Federal Open Data - 2022 Update October 06, 2022
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    • GPO NAMES MANAGING DIRECTOR SECURITY AND INTELLIGENT DOCUMENTS

  • U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern names David Ford as Managing Director, Security and Intelligent Documents (SID). In this capacity,… ... Read More
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