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General Announcements

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Speech Presentation from ALA Midwinter Meeting 09

A speech presentation, delivered by the Director of Library Services & Content Management (LSCM), Ric Davis, at ALA's 09 Midwinter Meeting, is now available online via the FDLP Desktop. The presentation,...

Compilation of Presidential Documents

Concurrent with the change in Administrations, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents has been replaced by the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, effective January 20, 2009. The Daily...

GPO Invites Comments on the FDLP of the Future

Discussion from the last two meetings of the Depository Library Council on the future and strategic direction of the FDLP was incorporated into a draft strategic plan, Federal Depository Library Program...

Authenticated Congressional Bills now live on GPO Access

After successful beta testing, GPO has integrated Authenticated Congressional Bills into the live Congressional Bills application on GPO Access. Users of this application will notice digital signatures...

Ric Davis Interviewed on Federal News Radio

Ric Davis, Director of Library Services & Content Management at the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), spoke with 1500 AM Federal News Radio last month about Professor Nobuhiro Igawa, a research scholar...

FDsys Public Beta Release

FDLP and C&I Metrics - December 2008

GPO Releases Report on Conditions of Regional Depository Libraries

FDLP Desktop Re-launch

Ben's Guide Survey

2008 Comparison of Legislative Resources

Depository Directors Weigh in on the Value of their Depository

FDLP Emblem or Signage Requirement

OPAL for Everyone: Share Your Knowledge

FDLP and C&I Metrics - November 2008

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Cataloging

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New Electronic Titles - December 2008

New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for December 2008. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).

New Electronic Titles - August 2008

New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for August 2008. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).

New Electronic Titles - November 2008

New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for November 2008. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).

New Item Number Procedure for Selected Congressional Publications

GPO has begun to create separate item numbers for the online only (EL) format of U.S. Congressional Committee publications known as “Y 4s”, or those listed as “Hearings, Prints, Miscellaneous Publications”...

Display of Additional Federal Depository Library Directory Field

As of December 1, 2008, in response to requests from the depository community, more fields will display in the FDLD. These will include the Library Director's title and name and the Depository Coordinator's...

Separate Record Cataloging Policy

New Electronic Titles - October 2008

New Electronic Titles - September 2008

New Electronic Titles - July 2008

GPO Practice Change: Cutter Numbers

Converting the Historic GPO Shelflist

GPO Cataloging Practice Change

MARC Cataloging Practice Change for Serial Titles

SuDoc Classification Practice Change for JCP Hearings

SuDoc Classification Practice Change

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Distribution

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Economic Report of the President, 2009

The Economic Report of the President, 2009 is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. It is issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisers and transmitted...

Census Document Recall

Richard G. Davis, Acting Superintendent of Documents has been advised by the U.S. Census Bureau that some Census Bureau publications sent to depository libraries from 1992 to 1998 should not have been...

Publication of the Congressional Record

At the request of several libraries in the FDLP, GPO staff have obtained an update on the printing and publication of issues of the Congressional Record (Bound) Index and Daily Digest (X 1.1: item nos....

New Member Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress

The New Member Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress is now available on GPO Access. Files in the browse table are available as PDF files. The full New Member Pictorial Directory is also available in its...

2007 Privacy Act Issuances

The 2007 Privacy Act Issuances are now available through GPO Access, and the Office of the Federal Register web site. The Privacy Act Issuances contain descriptions of Federal agency systems of records...

Extra Copies of 2008 Red Book Available to Depository Libraries

2008 Plum Book

U.S. Government Manual, 2008-2009

Small Package Delivery: Destroying FedEx Labels

SSA’s 2007 Red Book

U.S. Code, 2006 Edition

Census Atlas of the United States

Small Package Pick-up: Return Labels

Small Package Pick-up: Return Labels

Microfiche distribution program information

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Events

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Spring DLC Meeting Registration & Call for Proposals

Registration Open Registration is now open for the spring meeting of the Federal Depository Library Council, to be held April 20 -22, 2009 in Tampa Bay, FL. For details, including hotel location and...

Depository Library Council Meeting Update - Tampa Bay, FL

The spring 2009 Depository Library Council (DLC) Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel located at 211 North Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida 33602. The 3-day meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on...

2009 Spring DLC Meeting

The 2009 Spring Depository Library Council meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tampa located at 211 North Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida, 33602. A limited number of rooms will be available on a first-come,...

2008 Interagency Depository Seminar Presentations

Presentations given at the 21st Annual Interagency Depository Seminar, which was held in Washington, DC from July 28, 2008 - August 1, 2008, have been released online. During the week-long seminar, representatives...

ALA Annual Conference

The 2008 Annual Conference was held in Anaheim, CA, from June 26–July 2, 2008. Committee and business meetings took place June 28-July 1, 2008, and Council Meetings run to July 2. Ric Davis represented...

2008 Fall Depository Library Conference

Depository Library Council Meeting Hotel Reservations

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Partnerships

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Last Chance to Update Your FDLD Profile in Order to Receive Your New STAT-USA Password

As previously announced, STAT-USA with the assistance of GPO is assigning new passwords for access to depository accounts to STAT-USA. All libraries MUST review and update their contact information that...

Reminder: Update Your FDLP Library Directory Entry - New Passwords Required for Depository Access to STAT-USA

In an effort to strengthen security and re-emphasize depository responsibilities in using this important service, STAT-USA, with assistance from LSCM, will assign new passwords. The assignment of new...

GPO Announces New Partnership with GAO

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide permanent public access to the GAO Reports and GAO Comptroller...

PACER Access

In 2007, GPO and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts undertook a pilot to provide free public access to Federal court records at 17 Federal depository libraries through Public Access...

List of Federal Agency Internet Sites Partnership Renewed

GPO is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Troy H. Middleton Library of Louisiana State University through 2010. Originally signed in 2001, this partnership provides for Federal...

Census 2000 Partnership Renewed

Browse Topics Redesign

World War II: A Digital Library

DOSFAN Partnership Renewed

"Point of Need" Services

Access to the Homeland Security Digital Library

National Needs & Offers List Partner Search

Banking & Economic Data Available through FRASER Partnership

STAT-USA New Passwords.
Ben's Guide Survey.
Value of an FDL.