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A forum is now open on the fdlp.gov Community site to discuss the 2013 Biennial Survey questions. If you have questions or comments about the upcoming 2013 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries, please post them here. GPO staff members will regularly monitor this thread and answer your questions. Read More

Davita Vance-Cooks testifies before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Wednesday, June 12, at 10:00 AM. President Obama nominated Ms. Vance-Cooks to serve as the Public Printer on May 9, 2013. This hearing is part of the Senate confirmation process for appointment to Public Printer.Vance-Cooks is the Deputy Public Printer at the U.S. Government Printing… Read More

LSCM is preparing the 2013 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries. The survey will run from June 17 - July 31, 2013. By completing the survey, depositories fulfill their legal obligation to "report to the Superintendent of Documents at least every two years concerning their condition" (44 USC § 1909).The 2013 Survey includes new questions regarding preservation and… Read More

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 Depository Library Conference.The Federal Depository Library of the Year Award provides special recognition to a library that is advancing the goals of the Federal… Read More

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 to host this important annual educational event at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington, DC.GPO has been at the same location, 732 North Capitol Street,… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released statistics for  April 2013 regarding the activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing (C&I) Program. Read More

GPO welcomes depository library staff to visit our historic building in Washington, DC for our 26th Annual Interagency Depository Seminar!The 2013 Interagency Depository Seminar preliminary schedule is now available. Highlights of this year’s seminar include educational sessions presented by staff from USA.gov, the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Library of Medicine, the… Read More

The next two live training classes on navigating GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) will be offered Wednesday, June 19, 2013.Introduction to FDsysStart Time: 11:00 a.m. EDTDuration: 1 hourSummary: An introductory course on navigating Federal Government information using FDsys. During this session, attendees will learn basic and advanced searching, browsing, retrieving… Read More

The second set of Library Forecast Data Reports from the FDLP Forecast Study has been released. Data Reports present results by individual Library and State Forecast question, reported by qualitative and quantitative analysis.This second release includes the following Library Forecast Data Reports:Q5: Preferences for Digital InformationQ21: Relationships with Non-FDLP… Read More

Robert Lightfoot, NASA Associate Administrator, has ordered the NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) be taken down, affecting access to certain electronic NASA documents. Lightfoot asked GPO to post the following message, approved for release by John Hall, Export Control and Interagency Liaison:“The NASA technical reports server will be unavailable for public access while… Read More