The Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP) provides GPO produced catalog records to participating Federal depository libraries at no cost to the libraries. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) contracts with MARCIVE, Inc. for bibliographic record services for CRDP participants. MARCIVE personnel work with each participating library to develop a customized profile (CRDP Profile) and then provide monthly sets of GPO produced bibliographic records for each ...

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...

The transition to a more electronic or digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) began thirty years ago with the passage of the GPO Access Act, which brought digital publications into the FDLP through a system of online access to the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, and other publications distributed by the Superintendent of Documents. With the success of GPO Access, in 1995 Congress directed GPO to conduct a study of the electronic Government informat...

Thank you for making the 2021 Federal Depository Library Conference a success. During the three-day event, attendees: Enjoyed welcoming remarks from GPO’s Director Hugh Halpern and Superintendent of Documents Laurie Hall, as well as Depository Library Council Chair Will Stringfellow. Enjoyed a keynote presentation from Mr. Crosby Kemper, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Participated in collaborative, informative, and interactive sess...

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About FDLP Data Manager (FDM) is a collection management system for libraries in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) using data provided by the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). A web-based data warehousing and data mining tool, FDM assists depository libraries in processing, cataloging, and development of their FDLP collection.  Development and Partnership FDM is based on the original Documents Data Miner (DDM), which was announced in 1998...

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...