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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) must perform scheduled maintenance on the Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS) this evening:Start Date: Friday, January 11, 6:00 p.m. ESTEnd Date: Friday, January 11, 7:00 p.m. ESTTotal Duration: Approximately 60 minutesBetween 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. today, DSIMS will not be accessible. We apologize for any… Read More

As part of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the U.S. Department of Treasury pilot project to provide permanent public access to the Treasury Library’s digital content, the Official Register of the United States is now available on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys). The Official Register of the United States: 1829, 1835-1837, 1841-1861; 1879-1891, 1895-1907… Read More

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 libraries in error. The publication is for internal use only and is not intended for the public. Copies should not be accessible to the public and should be destroyed… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will start a project in early 2013 to update the Federal Depository Library Directory with any changes resulting from U.S. Congressional District reapportionment. Working with regional depository coordinators, GPO staff will research the U.S. Congressional District of each depository library in states where redistricting occurred… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on the federated search tool, MetaLib (metalib.gpo.gov).Start Time: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 7:00 a.m. EDTEnd Time: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 10:00 a.m. EDTTotal Duration: 3 hoursDuring the maintenance period, MetaLib will experience downtime. The Catalog of U.S. Government… Read More

The November/December 2012 issue of FDLP Connection has been released. This month's newsletter is a wrap-up of the Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference (Meeting & Conference).In her column, Superintendent of Documents, Mary Alice Baish recounts some of the special activities of the Meeting & Conference, provides a “next… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has released statistics for  November 2012 regarding the activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing (C&I) Program. Read More

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 forum is on the FDLP Community site and more information can be found on the project page. Read More

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 training efforts, and are now working on sample record creation, the identification of local practices and formal PCC (Program for Cooperative Cataloging) review. Full… Read More

The deadline for requesting back issues of select years of the Statistical Abstract (C 3.134: item no. 0150) is December 21, 2012.Copies are available for free on a first come, first serve basis to Federal depository libraries. Libraries can request as many copies as needed of multiple years.Depending on the number of volumes that you request, the volumes will be shipped… Read More