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Transcripts and proceedings from the Spring 2010 Federal Depository Library Council Meeting are available in the file repository.Also available from the proceedings page: Remarks from Bob Tapella, Public Printer of the United States Remarks from Ric Davis, Director, Library Services and Content Management Schedule of Events Agenda Educational presentations and handouts… Read More

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

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is interested in your feedback about a new partnership option. Many libraries in the FDLP have voiced interest in establishing cooperative cataloging partnerships with GPO to exchange cataloging records, or work together to catalog older materials, or enhance existing cataloging records to meet current cataloging standards. Draft… Read More

Effective May 17, 2010, any withdrawal list posted on the National Needs and Offers (N&O) will be removed after 30 days. This is a change from the previous requirement of having the lists available for 90 days. The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) recommends that libraries retain a copy of their lists for their record.The N&O list is a tool used by depository… Read More

One year ago, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) began spotlighting individual Federal depository libraries to share the strengths, innovations, and contributions of these libraries. We all know how much everyone at depository libraries is working to engage your communities with U.S. Government information, and this series offers another glimpse into the diversity… Read More

The April 2010 edition of the Unified Agenda is now available on FDsys and GPO Access. This edition was released in the Federal Register (FR) on April 26, 2010.View the Table of Contents for the April 26, 2010 edition of the FR on GPO Access.Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) require that agencies publish semiannual… Read More

The previously reported access issues for serving requests for HTML and PDF files that call to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) through the browse feature on GPO Access have been resolved.We apologize for any inconvenience this caused. Read More

In an interview given after his keynote address at the Annual EFI Connect conference, Public Printer Bob Tapella talked with WhatTheyThink about GPO's achievements and the White House nomination of William J. Boarman to be the 26th Public Printer.Mr. Tapella talked about his role as the Public Printer "The institution itself lives on, and it's not about the Public Printer… Read More

This message is posted on behalf of the DLC Chair.Folks, in an effort to reach out to the Federal depository library community both before and after the Depository Library Council (Council) meetings, Council has been working with GPO to take advantage of the FDLP Community.I invite everyone to check out the first ever (but humble) blog posting from the chair. The blog… Read More

Registration: Online registration for the Spring DLC Meeting in Buffalo, New York is now closed. On-site registration will be available at the Meeting, which runs April 26 – 28, 2010.Welcome Reception: Come join GPO staff for a complimentary welcome reception hosted by the Adam’s Mark Hotel. The hotel will be providing hors d’oeuvres with an open bar. The reception will… Read More