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2021 Virtual Exhibit Gallery

Browse virtual exhibitors showcasing products and services for your library. MARCIVE, INC. OFFERS A HOST OF SERVICES TO MAKE YOUR COLLECTIONS MORE DISCOVERABLE AND ACCESSIBLE! Download our PDF for more information. ...
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2024 Virtual Exhibitor Gallery

Browse virtual exhibitors showcasing products and services for your library. Are you seeking information on forestry, plants and animals, wood product science, or Forest Service history? The National Forest Service Library (NFSL) has all that and more.NFSL...
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GPO's Living History: Adelaide R. Hasse

Women have always worked for the Government Printing Office, but until the 20th century few left an individual mark upon its history. One exception to this rule was Adelaide R. Hasse, the first Superintendent of Documents librarian. In her brief 2-year career at GPO, she almost singlehandedly set up the documents library and devised the classification system that, in an expanded form, is still in use today. Her years here show what an intelligent and strong-minded young ...
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GPO's Living History: Adelaide R. Hasse

Women have always worked for the Government Printing Office, but until the 20th century few left an individual mark upon its history. One exception to this rule was Adelaide R. Hasse, the first Superintendent of Documents librarian. In her brief 2-year career at GPO, she almost singlehandedly set up the documents library and devised the classification system that, in an expanded form, is still in use today. Her years here show what an intelligent and strong-minded young ...
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Trusted Digital Repository Audit and Certification

What is ISO 16363:2012 Certification? On December 28, 2018, GPO made history by becoming the first organization in the United States and second organization in the world to achieve ISO 16363:2012. The Primary Trustworthy Digital Repository Authorization Body Ltd. awarded GPO ISO 16363:2012 for GovInfo and publicly-announced the certificate on their organization website. As of February 2024, GPO is currently the only organization in the world to hold ISO 16363:2012 ...
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2023 Virtual Exhibit Gallery

Browse virtual exhibitors showcasing products and services for your library. On your side through life’s financial moments. We’re the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a U.S. government agency dedicated to making sure you are treated fairly by banks, lenders, an...
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A Brief History of the FDLP

FDLP History and Mission The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) has been part of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) (formerly Government Printing Office) since 1895, providing Government information to libraries serving the need of people across the Nation for information by and about their Federal Government. Congress first authorized the distribution of one copy of the House and Senate Journals and other Congressional documents to certai...
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U.S. Congressional Serial Set: What It Is and Its History

Introduction This is an article was reposted from the retired GPO Access website. The article comprises of excerpts that were adapted from a presentation by Ms. Virginia Saunders, who was a Congressional Documents Specialist, in GPO's Congressional Printing Management Division. Her presentation was given at the Spring 1998 Depository Library Council/Federal Depository Conference in Arlington, Virginia. I trust that many of you are in some way familiar with the Unit...