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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Cataloging Record Distribution pilot. Due to the overwhelming response from the FDLP community, GPO has expanded the pilot to include 49 libraries. Participating libraries will receive GPO bibliographic records distributed from GPO's Integrated Library System (ILS). Read More

In response to a recommendation from the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has posted a Request for Information (RFI) for Library Program Consulting and Modeling Services to Federal Business Opportunities. GPO is seeking information to develop practical and sustainable models for meeting the primary objectives of… Read More

Join GPO in providing service to libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. GPO is now recruiting for additional Librarians (Assessment Specialists).For detailed information about the positions, including major duties, qualifications, and instructions on applying, see the posting on USAJOBS.The deadline for applying is February 11, 2010. … Read More

Do you ever wonder how your library can contribute online content to the depository community when you do not have a large staff, extensive resources, or state-of-the-art digitization facilities? Read about the variety of projects that the Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Maryland School of Law manages. Despite being geared towards the Thurgood Marshall… Read More

The President's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011 is now available from the United States Government Printing Office (GPO). The public can search or browse the budget, which is accessible from GPO’s Federal Digital System. FY 2011 Budget documents are available in PDF, with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as… Read More

As the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) continues its evolution to an increasingly digital, dynamic environment, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is ceasing publication of Administrative Notes (AdNotes) in lieu of real-time updates through the FDLP Desktop.AdNotes began in 1980 to inform the depository library community of policies, procedures, and news… Read More

The Public Printer, Bob Tapella, recently visited two Federal depository libraries in Des Moines, Iowa. At Drake University’s Cowles Library, Mr. Tapella visited a traveling Abraham Lincoln exhibition, “Abraham Lincoln A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times.” While at Drake University’s Opperman Law Library, he viewed the home of the National Bar Association Archives… Read More

In response to feedback received from the FDLP community since implementing the use of Provider-Neutral E-Monograph Record in August 2009, Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) is seeking comments on its proposal to add the origin URL of a Web-based publication in an 856 field in the MARC record. This change will affect how cataloging records appear in the… Read More

On Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 1:30PM EST, Joe McClane, Manager of GPO’s Content Acquisitions and Linda Nainis, GPO’s Acquisitions Librarian will discuss how documents librarians can help GPO identify fugitive publications.The presentation will feature a 30-minute slideshow that explains how GPO staff find fugitive documents and ways the community can help GPO improve… Read More

GPO received three maps that were intermingled in the same carton. This error was not discovered until after distribution. The three maps that were distributed on 2010-0055-P are:Bucks Lane Snowmobile Trails/Plumas National Forest (Item 187-A); Lakes Basin Snowmobile Trails/Plumas National Forest (Item 187-B); and La Porte Snowmobile Trails/Plumas National Forest (Item… Read More