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Register to Attend the Spring 2025 DLC Virtual Meeting & FDLP Pre-Meeting

February 27, 2025
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.The Depository Library Council (DLC) and the staff at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) invite you to participate in the spring 2025 DLC Virtual Meeting and the lead-up event, the FDLP Pre-Meeting.FDLP Pre-Meeting: Updates from GPO Wednesday, April 23, 2025; 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (ET)Spring 2025… Read More

Action Needed: Receiving Communications from GPO and NCSA Colleagues

February 26, 2025
Please review your library’s Federal Depository Library (FDL) Directory entry. Keeping information current helps patrons find and use your resources and assists GPO staff in reaching you with important information regarding your library’s participation in the FDLP. Guidance and training for updating your FDL Directory entry is available.  Your… Read More

The Library Services & Content Management FY 2024 Year in Review

February 25, 2025
GPO’s Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) annually releases its Year in Review, which highlights LSCM's major accomplishments over the previous fiscal year.The FY 2024 LSCM Year in Review is now available. In this edition, topics covered include:Collaborations with GPOImplementation of a Digital FDLPSuperintendent of Documents InitiativesFDLP… Read More

Webinar: Start with the Address: Building Community Profiles with U.S. Census Data

February 18, 2025
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (EDT) Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.Register to attend the live training webinar, "Start with the Address: Building Community Profiles with U.S. Census Data."Speaker: Edward Kownslar, Head of Library Public Services, Stephen F. Austin State… Read More

GPO Lands Spot on Forbes America's Best Employer List for Fourth Year in a Row

February 12, 2025
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has been named one of the best employers in America by Forbes for the fourth year in a row. GPO ranked in the top 20 amongst mid-sized agencies in Government Services. GPO joined the Library of Congress and Federal Communications Commission in the category for best Government agencies.Forbes’ America’s Best Midsize Employers… Read More

Love Is in the Air: Share Your Library Displays with GPO

February 03, 2025
February is National Library Lovers’ Month. Is your library decorated for Valentine’s Day? Have you incorporated Government publications and other library resources into a creative display? Are you hosting any special events? Share your photos with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), and your library could be featured via GPO social media or on FDLP.gov. … Read More

GPO Joins Digital Preservation Coalition

January 30, 2025
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), an international charitable foundation that supports digital preservation. GPO is joining a growing DPC community with 170 members in 24 countries worldwide. The DPC helps its members deliver resilient long-term access to digital content, such as that on GPO’s GovInfo, the one… Read More

GPO Updates Business Unit Names

January 23, 2025
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has launched new names for its various business units. The Agency standardized department names to distinguish units that service GPO customers such as Congress, the White House, and Federal agencies from those that service GPO as an Agency.The full list of new business unit names can be found at https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default… Read More

Historic Publications for Winter 2025

January 23, 2025
New featured publications have been added to the Historic Publications page for Winter 2025, including:New additions to the Serial Set collection, include Maj. James W. Bagley’s 1917 Use of the Panoramic Camera in Topographic Surveying (USGS Bulletin 657).Documents, pamphlets, and other materials from the WWII-era digitized in collaboration with Utah State University… Read More

GPO Produces Materials for President Trump’s Inauguration

January 21, 2025
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) worked with the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) to produce printed materials for the 60th Presidential Inauguration. GPO teammates designed, produced, and procured materials over the course of the last year to support the JCCIC. GPO’s role with Inaugurations dates to at least 1913.GPO used secure… Read More