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White House Announces Its Intent to Nominate Public Printer
April 16, 2010
President Barack Obama intends to nominate William J. Boarman as the 26th Public Printer of the United States.Public Printer Bob Tapella Statement"I am very pleased by the President's selection of Bill Boarman to be the 26th Public Printer of the United States. Bill is no stranger to the GPO, as his career took him other places he remained a strong champion and friend of…
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Paper Format Distribution of the Bound Congressional Record
April 14, 2010
The bound Congressional Record has been made available to depository libraries in paper format via several item numbers. The bound Congressional Record is comprised of three parts: the Proceedings, the Daily Digest, and the Index. To eliminate confusion deciding which title corresponds to which item number, the following changes have been made to the distribution of the…
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New Data Load in Process for FDsys Collections
April 13, 2010
GPO is in the process of loading the data for several new FDsys collections. Users will soon be able to access full collections of data for the U.S. Code, the House Rules & Manual, and the Senate Manual. The FDLP community will be alerted as soon as the migration is complete.Visit FDsys.
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GPO's FDsys Scheduled Maintenance
April 09, 2010
GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) will be unavailable for a brief interval of time on Monday, April 12th, beginning at 5:00pm, as we perform routine maintenance. We regret any inconvenience this may cause, and we thank you for your understanding as we work to improve FDsys.
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Depository Library Spotlight for April 2010
April 01, 2010
Documents of the past combined with the technology of the present can provide unimaginable access to and promotion of Government information. As exemplified by the Sterling C. Evans Library at Texas A&M University, the information in historical Government documents can be integrated with technology in innovative and exciting ways. Pair this with the enthusiastic…
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Government Book Talk
March 31, 2010
GPO is pleased to announce “Government Book Talk,” a new blog about Government publications! The goal is to raise the profile of some of the best publications from the Federal Government, past and present. New and popular publications will be reviewed, information about new publications will be provided, and some out-of-print classics will be discussed. The idea is to…
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Results of the z39.50 Stress Test
March 31, 2010
In December 2009, LSCM staff in coordination with volunteers in five FDLP libraries conducted a stress test on LSCM’s Aleph production server primarily to test what impact if any the 10,000 record limit in z39.50 has on internal staff’s workflow and on the public using the CGP, on success and speed of transactions and continued connectivity. View a summary of the test and…
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New WEBTech Notes Enhancements Released
March 30, 2010
In January GPO completed a massive cleanup of WEBTech Notes records. At the same time GPO staff developed enhancements to WEBTech Notes, which were based on comments received from the depository library community. GPO staff now work directly in the application to add and modify records, and the following features were added to WEBTech Notes:The default search/browse…
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Spring 2010 DLC Meeting Preliminary Schedule of Events
March 30, 2010
The Preliminary Schedule of Events for the Spring 2010 DLC Meeting, which will be updated as session topics are added, is now available.The Spring 2010 Depository Library Council Meeting will be held at the Adam’s Mark Hotel located at 120 Church St., Buffalo, NY 14202.The 3-day meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 26, 2010, with registration and coffee. The…
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Health Care Reform Bill and Debate Available on GPO's FDsys
March 23, 2010
The Health Care Reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is available on GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys). To view the electronic versions of the legislation, debate and vote click here for the press release.In addition, printed copies can be purchase through U.S. Government Bookstore.
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