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Two new online presentations, on geology librarianship and on geographic information system (GIS) programs, have just been added to the GPO OPAL archive. They are the first results of a "virtual practicum" with the University of Washington Information School to produce new online educational programs, with academic credit accruing to a library school student.The two… Read More

The Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce the release of 8 new collections into GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys). The new collections are:Congressional Directory (105th Congress to present)Congressional Record (Bound) (1999 to 2001)Congressional Record Index (1993 to present)Economic Report of the President (1996 to present)GAO Reports and… Read More

A preliminary schedule of events for the fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference is now available. For details, including hotel location and registration, go to the events page on fdlp.gov.Register Early to Attend!Registration is currently low. If you are planning to attend, please take the time to submit your registration in… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) recently contacted the Congressional Oversight Panel for Economic Stabilization to clarify their official name. Earlier documents issued by the Panel had their name as being the Congressional Oversight Panel for Economic Stabilization. GPO staff created the Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) classification number based on that… Read More

Libraries are facing dramatic shifts due to technological advances, severe budget cuts, library reorganizations, and more. Some of these situations require immediate action on the part of the library. As libraries rethink their strategic plans, GPO understands that they necessarily evaluate their investment in collections and staff expertise dedicated to FDLP functions… Read More

GPO is highlighting the successful cooperative collection arrangement of four libraries in Oregon this month. The libraries are the Oregon State Library, Oregon State University Valley Library, Portland State University Library, and University of Oregon Knight Library. These libraries recently undertook the responsibility to share the regional Federal depository library… Read More

In the May 18, 2009 FDLP-L posting titled: Serial Set Volume Recall: Serial Set No. 15029, regional libraries and one library in each state were asked to return the Serial Set volume no. 15029 (Y 1.1/2: SERIAL 15029; Item 1008-F) to GPO to correct an error in the publication. Libraries returned the required volumes and LSCM received information today from the GPO Bindery… Read More

Acting Superintendent of Documents Ric Davis presented an update on recent news pertaining to the Federal Depository Library Program at the AALL conference held in Washington, DC in July 2009. Topics covered included developments in FDsys, digitization, authentication, and new funding which will allow several initiatives to move forward. Read More

At this time, the Department of State is publishing the Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS) (S 9.10:, item number 0899) online for dissemination to libraries in the Federal Depository Library Program. The Department of State remains behind by several years in its publication of TIAS prints, but is making efforts to get up to date. The U.S. Government… Read More

The GPO July - Aug. 15, 2009 issue of Administrative Notes has been added to the FDLP Desktop in HTML and PDF formats.The updated cumulative table of contents is also available. Read More