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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is shining the spotlight this month on Trinity College Library, a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Designated in 1895, the Library has more than a century of service in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Recently, the library staff performed a thorough review of their collections and services,… Read More

Now that FDsys is GPO's official system of record, the U.S. Government Printing Office reviewed all PURL records to determine which PURLs needed to be updated to point to FDsys resources rather than GPO Access resources. Consequently, PURLs with the following URLs have been modified:http://www.gpoaccess.gov/*http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/*http://www.access.gpo.gov/*A… Read More

Bill Boarman, 26th Public Printer of the United States, at his Swearing-in Ceremony.President Barack Obama has sent the renomination of Public Printer William J. “Bill” Boarman to the U.S. Senate. The President appointed Boarman on December 29, 2010, during a recess of the Senate. Boarman has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Government Printing… Read More

Although STAT-USA/Internet closed on September 30, 2010, depository libraries can still access U.S. export and import data through USA Trade® Online free of charge. USA Trade® Online was a key source of STAT-USA data.USA Trade® Online is handled by the Foreign Trade Division of the Census Bureau. All access methods have been successfully transferred over from STAT-USA to… Read More

Published by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report investigates the causes of the financial and economic crisis of 2007-2010.On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed into law an Act that established the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the… Read More

The Government Printing Office and the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida (UF Libraries) have partnered to provide public access to the digital collection of Panama Canal Commission (PCC) and Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC) publications housed at the UF Libraries.The UF Libraries have cataloged and are working to digitize publications in their… Read More

With the 112th Congress, committees from the U.S. House of Representatives have been created, discontinued, or names have been changed.New: Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceDiscontinued: Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global WarmingName Changes:The House Committee on Education and Labor has changed to the House Committee on Education and the… Read More

With the 112th Congress, committees from the U.S. House of Representatives have been created, discontinued, or names have been changed. As a result, Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) classes and item numbers are currently being reviewed. Changes will be reflected in WebTech Notes, the Catalog of Government Publications (CGP), and the List of Classes. Read More

Public Printer Bill Boarman has named Mary Alice Baish Assistant Public Printer, Superintendent of Documents, for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). This position is the agency's lead in guaranteeing permanent public access to Government information published by the three branches of the Federal Government. Baish will oversee GPO's Library Services & Content… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on Saturday, January 22nd.Start Time: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 10:00 a.m. EDTEnd Time: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 12:01 p.m. EDTTotal Duration: 2 hours During the maintenance period, some services may have limited or no availability due to the nature of the work being performed… Read More