FDLP Forecast Study
Upcoming Events
2 days until Training Webinar: Using Metadata to Navigate GPO's Federal Digital System |
12 days until DLC Meeting and FDL Conference |
89 days until End of Term Web Archive 2012 Call for Volunteers Deadline |
Results from the 2011 Biennial Survey of Federal Depository Libraries
Results from the 2011 Biennial Survey of Federal Depository Libraries, including a results summary, breakdowns by library type, and the raw data are now available. Over 90% of libraries completed the...
There is Still Time to Submit Your State Focused Action Plan!
By the August 31, 2012 deadline, GPO received 27 State Focused Action Plans covering 31 states. Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) thanks everyone who worked on the plans. Others are...
State Focused Action Plan Deadline Nears
The extended deadline for submitting State Focused Action Plans is September 21, 2012. We encourage all states/territories and regional depositories to respond. State Focused Action Plans are an important...
NAPA Survey of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
Dear Federal Depository Library Colleagues, The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is currently the subject of an independent operational review by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)....
FDLP Connection, Volume 2, Issue 8 Released
The August 2012 issue of FDLP Connection has been released. This month's theme is "Training". In her column, Superintendent of Documents, Mary Alice Baish bids farewell to some treasured friends of the...
New Electronic Titles August 2012
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for Auguest 2012. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
Post JFK assassination Air Force One Flight Deck Recording
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is providing public access to the newly discovered audio tape recording of conversations between various individuals in Washington and Air Force...
GPO Access PURL Modifications Complete
In January 2011, 42,163 PURLs were modified to change the target URLs to point from GPO Access to the FDsys equivalent; however, discrepancies were discovered in PURLs that originally pointed to http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/*....
Update: Resource Description and Access (RDA), Changes to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been keeping track of the upcoming implementation of the new cataloging standards, Resource Description and Access (RDA). The RDA project page has been updated...
Final Shipping List Numbers for FY11
Libraries are reminded that all new items added to item selection profiles during the 2011 Annual Update Cycle are now active. You should begin receiving these items with the first shipping list for FY12,...
NAICS Manual, 2012
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Manual is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. It will be distributed to depository libraries under: Title: North American...
List of Classes, April 2012
The first print edition of the List of Classes using data in the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS) is being prepared for publication and copies will be distributed to libraries...
Incorrect Session of Congress on Congressional Serial Set Volume 15257
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been informed by Congressional Publishing Services (CPS) that one volume of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set was identified with the incorrect session of...
Revisions to Item Selection Profiles Due Before October 1
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will no longer be conducting the annual June-July item selection update cycle. Traditionally this was done to ensure that libraries added item numbers to their...
Documents on Shipping List 2012-0045-S Not Yet Distributed
Shipping list 2012-0045-S was dated for May 23, 2012 in error. The maps on this shipping list have not been distributed to date. There has been a delay in arrival of materials at the Laurel warehouse that...
Revised Preliminary DLC Meeting Schedule is Now Available
A revised preliminary schedule is now available for the 2012 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference. Attendance is free, and the four-day event is October 15-18,...
Using Metadata to Navigate GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
You are invited to an educational webinar entitled “Using Metadata to Navigate GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys).” Join the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at...
Special Monday Evening Events at the Fall 2012 DLC Meeting & Conference
Acting Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks cordially invites all attendees of the 2012 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference (Meeting & Conference) to a special...
Call for Poster Presentations at the Fall 2012 DLC Meeting & Conference
Short on time, but big on ideas? Exhibit a poster presentation at the fall 2012 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference: Celebrating the Past, Building the Future Together...
Important Updates About the Fall 2012 DLC Meeting & Conference
The preliminary schedule is now available for the 2012 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference: Celebrating the Past, Building the Future Together. Register for this...
Expanded Access to Public Health Reports
In partnership with the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is increasing the options for electronic access to Public Health Reports for depository...
Refreshed Browse Topics Launched
As part of standard technology refresh, Browse Topics has been relaunched. With help from summer intern, Greg Gamel, the site features a new template design, search engine friendly URLs, and upgraded backend...
Increasing Participants in the PACER Access and Education Program
After initial beta testing, the PACER: Access and Education Program is ready to expand the number of participating libraries. The Program is now ready to add fifty Federal depository libraries. Priority...
DARTS To Be Discontinued
The pilot project with the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to provide depository library access to approximately 240,000 scientific and technical publications will cease September 30, 2011....
New Partnership for Davis Bacon Wage Determinations
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has partnered with the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to provide permanent public access to Davis Bacon Wage Determination...