The Northeast National Collection Service Area (NCSA) is one of four areas in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) that was established to ensure geographically dispersed permanent public access to Federal Government information products, to receive services from the Government Publishing Office, and to facilitate collaboration between and among Federal depository libraries. About the Northeast NCSA This eleven-state and District of C...

Unreported publications are public information products that are not discoverable through the Government Publishing Office’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Different terms have been used to refer to unreported publications over time, including fugitive documents, LostDocs, and non-receipts. GPO’s Cataloging & Indexing (C&I) Program endeavors to develop a comprehensive national bibliography of U.S. Government public information, accessibl...

Thursday, May 2, 2024; 12:30 – 5:15 p.m. (EDT) Final Schedule  Detailed Agenda  Open Forum and Poll Questions  Handouts & Slides Archived Recordings Thank you, FDLP community, for another successful, annual spring Virtual Meeting. During this free event, attendees: Participated in informative and interactive meetings of the Depository Library Council. Contributed to important discussions about free public access to U.S. Government ...

Institutions that have a project or a resource that would benefit the public and the depository community are encouraged to form partnerships with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). Many Federal agencies and Federal depository libraries have developed unique or innovative services for both the public and Federal depository libraries. GPO provides and guarantees access to these services for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) through partnerships. ...

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) will attempt to replace copies of federal publications that are damaged in shipment, not received, or defective. Claims may be filed by the depository coordinator or another staff member authorized by the coordinator. Claims must be made within 60 days of the date of the shipping list. Only a small number of claims copies are available. Replacement copies are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. You should consul...

Introduction  As GPO moves to a digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), GPO will reduce tangible distribution to Federal depository libraries (FDLs). The number of titles and copies available for print distribution will decrease as GPO works to deliver permanent no-fee public access to digital content for people seeking U.S. Government information. This new, limited print distribution model acknowledges the different print needs and requirements of the...

The Depository Library Council (Council) serves as an advisory committee to the Director, GPO and the Superintendent of Documents. Over the years, Council has offered advice and recommendations on matters relating to the indexing, classification, cataloging, distribution, format, storage, utilization, and administration of depository material. Council also has advised the Director, GPO on information policy issues affecting depository libraries and the FDLP. Counci...

Work to implement a digital FDLP is ongoing at GPO. The table maps recommendations of the Task Force on a Digital FDLP to action items with status updates. Action items and progress updates are reviewed and modified quarterly. Action Status Notes Assess the LSCM business unit for organizational and staffing changes to support digital initiatives. In Progress Internal consultations are ongoing and will be implemented as vac...

National Collection Service Areas (NCSA) group Federal depository libraries into four regions as a means of ensuring geographically-dispersed permanent public access to Federal Government information products, sharing resources among depository libraries, and receiving services from GPO’s Library Services and Content Management (LSCM). In 2015, Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) specified there be no fewer than four geographically-dispersed tangible copies of a pu...