OMB Director Visits GPO
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Peter Orszag visited the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) to inspect the production of President Barack Obama’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. Public...
GPO’s First Promotional Item in Spanish
GPO is pleased to announce the release of its first Easy as FDL promotional item in Spanish. These informational pocket cards inform the reader about the FDLP and direct them to their local depository....
Re-launch of GPO’s Agency Web Site
GPO is pleased to announce the re-launch of its agency Web site, www.gpo.gov. This enhanced site includes separate Web pages for FDLP and LSCM information for the public. The new Web pages will help inform...
Depository Library Spotlight
In an effort to shed light on Federal depository libraries and the unique work each is doing for their community, GPO will be highlighting a different Federal depository library each month. This is called...
GPO Mar. - Apr. 15, 2009 issue of Administrative Notes
The GPO March - April 15, 2009 issue of Administrative Notes has been added to the FDLP Desktop in HTML and PDF formats. The updated cumulative table of contents is also available.
Reporting Fugitive Documents to GPO
In an effort to help GPO staff process fugitive documents effectively, the Lost Docs form has been modified. This modification will enable libraries to submit a surrogate of the document as an attachment...
New Electronic Titles: April 2009
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for April 2009. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
MARC Records from GPO's Shelf List
LSCM staff have completed the processing of brief bibliographic records for 247 publications from GPO's historic shelf list. All the bibliographic metadata on the cards was transcribed and converted to...
Cataloging Information on the FDLP Desktop
The FDLP Desktop now includes a separate location for cataloging information. This can be found as a new tab in the top navigation bar, called "GPO Cataloging". Content from the legacy Desktop's Cataloging...
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”...
U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, 2008
The 2008 U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. The Style Manual is the product of many years of public printing experience and has served...
FY2009 Microfiche Shipping Lists
GPO has added all distributed FY2009 microfiche shipping lists to the Shipping Lister application. The microfiche shipping lists are now available in PDF format. These lists can be used to submit claims...
Packets to Library Coordinators
Packets for depository library coordinators will be sent this week in depository shipment boxes. The packets have not been classed, so they will not be included on a shipping list with an item number and...
2006 U.S. Code Printing Error Identified
GPO has been notified that some copies of the U.S. Code are missing pages 1159-1182: U.S. Code, 2006 edition, Vol. 12, Title 19-Custom Duties, 1701-End to Title 20-Education, 1-1482 SuDocs: Y 1.2/5:2006/v.12...
A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise (FY10 Budget Overview Document)
A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise (FY10 Budget Overview Document) is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. This document provides a description of the Obama Administration’s...
Spring 09 DLC Proceedings Posted
The Conference Proceedings for the Spring 2009 Depository Library Council Meeting are now available. Available resources include session presentations, the Library Services & Content Management...
Public Printer’s Address at the Spring DLC Meeting
At next week’s Spring 2009 Depository Library Council Meeting, GPO’s Public Printer, Bob Tapella, will speak about GPO’s role in Government transparency. Mr. Tapella will discuss the successful public...
2009 Interagency Seminar: Preliminary Schedule of Events Posted
The 22nd Annual Interagency Depository Seminar will be held in Washington, DC from July 20, 2009 through July 24, 2009. During the week-long seminar, representatives from various Federal agencies will...
Sunday Reception for the Spring DLC Meeting
Come to a kick-off reception for the Spring Depository Library Council Meeting on Sunday, April 19 at the University of Tampa’s historic Plant Hall. From 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Fletcher Lounge, tasty...
Depository Library Council Meeting Update
The Spring 2009 Depository Library Council Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel located in Tampa Bay Florida. The 3-day meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2009 with registration...
Marketing GPO’s Partnerships
GPO is pleased to announce the release of a new page on the FDLP Desktop dedicated to marketing GPO’s partnerships. GPO has created new marketing strategies as a way to help our partners expand awareness...
Access STAT-USA’s Online Services
As was mentioned in a listserv posting on 02/10/2009, GPO has been working with STAT-USA to issue new passwords, create FAQs, and revise the validation form for Federal depository libraries wanting to...
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...
Homeland Security Digital Library questions
GPO wishes to clarify how IP authentication is being implemented for access to the Homeland Security Digital Library. Depository libraries eligible for IP authentication to HSDL may include the IP addresses...
