Government Shutdown
Congress has not passed an appropriation for FY 2014 or a Continuing Resolution to allow Government agencies to continue normal operations. Therefore, like all Federal agencies, GPO is preparing for a...
National Park Service Publications Withdrawal Action
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been informed by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, that the following publications published by the Office...
GPO's Responses to DLC Recommendations Now Available
GPO is making its responses to the Depository Library Council’s (DLC) recommendations for 2012 available for your perusal. The full text of GPO’s response can be downloaded from this link: http://www.fdlp.gov/home/repository/doc_download/2357-recommendations-of-the-depository-library-council-to-the-public-printer-2010-2014....
FDLP and C&I Metrics -- August 2013
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released statistics for August 2013 regarding the activities of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing (C&I) Program.
Health Care Law Available on GPO's Federal Digital System
With provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act going into effect in the next few months, the authentic, digital version of the law can be accessed on GPO's Federal Digital System...
Progress Update 7 (8/28/13): RDA Standard Implementation at GPO
The Resource Description and Access (RDA) Implementation Team began quality control exercises for all bibliographic records created and updated since LSCM staff began cataloging using the RDA standards...
New Electronic Titles July 2013
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for July 2013. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
Update: Effective 1 April, 2013 RDA Standard Inplemented at GPO
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been declared independent to create bibliographic records in RDA by NACO and BIBCO. Therefore, effective 1 April, 2013, all of GPO’s original bibliographic...
FDLP Community Site Providing a RDA Transition Forum
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is beginning the transition from AACR2 to RDA. During this transition, GPO will use the FDLP Community site to provide progress updates and answer questions. The...
GPO Cataloging Update: RDA Implementation, Tentative Timeline
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has created a Resource Description and Access (RDA) implementation team to ensure a smooth transition from AACR2 to RDA. GPO cataloging staff are continuing their...
Economic Report of the President
Recently GPO learned that the department edition of the Economic Report of the President, March 2013, was not distributed to libraries. We have now located the depository copies, and they were shipped...
President's Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2014
The President's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2014 is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). The public can search or browse the budget, which is accessible...
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Publication Distributed in Error
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been informed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division that the following publication published by the Division was distributed to depository...
2012 United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (The Plum Book)
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has made the United States Policy and Supporting Positions, or the “The Plum Book,” available in print and online. The Plum Book is alternately prepared...
Final Shipping List Numbers for FY12
Libraries are reminded that all new tangible items that were added to item selection profiles during FY12 are now active. The final shipping lists issued for FY12 are as follows: PaperMicroficheSeparatesElectronicUSGS 2012-0443-P...
Reminder: Library of the Year Award Nomination Deadline Fast Approaching
GPO is still welcoming Library of the Year Award nominations for exceptional Federal depository libraries that further the FDLP’s mission of ensuring free access to U.S. Government information in extraordinary...
Reminder: Submit a Program/Poster Proposal for the Fall Conference
Program and poster presentation proposals are due early this year for the DLC Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference. The deadline is July 31st, 2013. That’s only about 3 weeks away, so...
2013 Interagency Depository Seminar Web Site Information
More information about the 2013 Interagency Depository Seminar is now available. A schedule, agenda, and registrant guide for onsite attendees are now available. Additionally, registration is now open...
Join us at GPO for the 2013 DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
GPO is pleased to announce that the 2013 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference will be held Monday, October 21 through Wednesday, October 23. We are especially excited...
Nominate the 2013 Library of the Year
GPO is seeking nominations for the 2013 Federal Depository Library of the Year Award. The library selected will be announced on October 21, 2013 during the Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal...
Clarification Regarding Depository Access to Public Health Reports
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and our partner, the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), would like to clarify the requirements for IP access to Public Health Reports (PHR). Depositories...
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....