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A new FDLP Web-based training session titled, “Going Mostly Electronic - Part I: The Basics,” is available via OPAL. The presentation is the first in a series on transitioning to a more electronic depository. This session provides an introduction to the issues and procedures involved in making this transition. Subsequent sessions will provide more in depth detail about… Read More

Several thousand MARC records representing cards in GPO’s Historic Shelflist are now available through the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). GPO will be enhancing these records by adding one Library of Congress Subject Heading and one corporate name authority as time and resources permit. Learn more about the Shelflist and how to locate Shelflist records in… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has initiated steps to complete its migration from the OCLC PURL Resolver Software to the new PURLZ Resolver Software for its PURL implementation.Start Date: Tuesday, September 21st at 4:30 p.m. EDTEnd Date: Friday, September 24th (Estimated)Starting Tuesday, September 21st at 4:30 p.m. EDT, GPO staff will cease updating PURLs… Read More

GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for  August 2010 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released. Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has played a key role in the timeline of America with its printing services. As part of the year-long celebration of GPO's 150th anniversary, an exhibit highlighting the agency's influence and involvement in American life is being planned. The exhibit is expected to open in March 2011 and will feature materials printed by GPO that… Read More

The preliminary schedule of events as well as the preliminary agenda for the Fall 2010 DLC Meeting and Conference have been posted to the Fall DLC event page.Preliminary Schedule of EventsPreliminary AgendaAttendance registrations are being accepted through noon on Thursday, October 15, 2010. Registration will also be available onsite at the GPO information table… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) builds on its storied history by publishing the agency’s first comic book. GPO employees created the comic book Squeaks Discovers Type! as a teaching tool for children of all ages.{rokbox title=|GPO Publishes Its First Comic Book.|thumb=|images/stories/fdlpnews/comic/squeeks-vidpic.png| size=|640 385| }http://www.youtube.com… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will be performing scheduled maintenance on the Federal Bulletin Board (FBB).Start Date: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:00 p.m. EDTEnd Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010 01:00 a.m. EDTTotal Duration: 3 hoursThe FBB will experience intermittent availability during the maintenance window while GPO works to implement improvements and… Read More

As part of its strategic planning process for the future of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has awarded the FDLP consultant contract to ITHAKA. As part of the recommendations from the Depository Library Council (DLC) at the Spring 2009 DLC Meeting, the FDLP consultant will provide GPO with impartial library program… Read More

The delay in the production of microfiche for the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), AE 2.106/3:, that was announced May 26, 2010 has been resolved.Libraries selecting 0572-C should have already received the following shipping lists:2010-0079-M2010-0085-MThe following shipping lists are expected to ship shortly:2010-0086-M2010-0096-M2010-0111-M2010-0314-M Read More