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GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for  October 2011 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released. Read More

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has publicly released the transcripts of President Richard Nixon’s Watergate grand jury testimony.Richard M. Nixon press conference releasing the transcripts of the White House Tapes., 04/29/1974 ARC Identifier: 194576 (Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA).In collaboration with the U.S. Government Printing Office … Read More

Transcripts and proceedings from the fall 2011 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference (Meeting and Conference) are available from the event page along with:Remarks from William J. (Bill) Boarman, Public Printer of the United StatesRemarks from Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of DocumentsSchedule of EventsAgendaEducational… Read More

On Friday, November 4, 2011, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) draws one step closer to shutting down GPO Access. Once the Friday editions of daily updated content (e.g., Federal Register, Congressional Record) have been uploaded, GPO will cease updating GPO Access in terms of both database content and HTML pages. This will mark the start of the archive only phase… Read More

The November 2011 issue of FDLP Connection has been released. This issue focuses on the discoverability of Government information.In this issue, Mary Alice Baish provides her insights as Superintendent of Documents from the daylong visioning session about how we will move forward to define the FDLP for the digital age and the next century. Meanwhile, your colleagues,… Read More

Stacey Kinsel, Technical Services Librarian, is the newest blogger to the FDLP Community site from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Follow her blog, "Rediscovering Americana" as she explores the hidden gems of Washington, D.C.'s museums, memorials, exhibits, events, and wherever else her Metro card will take her. Armed with her camera and inquisitive mind,… Read More

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 will be given to those libraries that participated in the PACER pilot of 2007/2008.Building on activities already performed in libraries, Program participants will develop… Read More

The List of Classes of United States Government Publications Available for Selection By Depository Libraries, October 2011 edition is available in PDF format and was distributed in paper to depositories with shipping list 2012-0020-P. Read More

There are only 6 days left to complete the Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries.Do not delay! All depositories are required to complete the survey.To complete the survey, log into the FDLP Desktop with your library number and internal password. Once logged in, use the "Biennial Survey" menu that appears above the "Upcoming Events" module on the homepage.Your response… Read More

At the request of the Judicial Conference, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has been working closely with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) on a pilot project to make lower Federal court opinions available through FDsys.The United States Courts Opinions collection in FDsys contains opinions from the Federal appellate, district, and… Read More