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The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 5:00 p.m. (EST) End Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 8:00 p.m. (EST) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During the period, users are… Read More

This message is being posted jointly on behalf of GPO’s Federal Depository Support Services and the Census Academy Team at the U.S. Census Bureau. The FDLP community is invited to participate in a focus group with the U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with GPO, about the Census Academy. Census Academy is the Census Bureau's learning hub providing short-form… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. GPO is actively seeking volumes of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set for our collaborative digitization project with the Law Library of Congress. you are actively weeding the Serial Set from your depository collection, please keep the GPO Needs List in mind. We are also actively seeking… Read More

GPO recently distributed the publication Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 1. This publication is now being offered as a Special Selection Offer. Libraries not selecting item number 0909-D-01 can request to receive the publication. Cataloging and distribution information: Title: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 1 Item number: 0909-D-01 … Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "UNT's Trans Accessible Libraries Initiative." Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speakers: Julie… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "The 1950 Census ." Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Claire Kluskens, Genealogy/Census Records Subject… Read More

This message is being posted on behalf of the Law Library of Congress The Law Library of Congress offers a basic introduction to legal sources and research techniques through their “Orientation to Legal Research Series.” These orientations, taught by legal reference librarians, are typically offered once a month on a rotating basis. The next upcoming webinar will be… Read More

Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) has worked with libraries to enlist Print Selector and Preservation Steward agreements for the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the CFR Index and Finding Aids. These agreements ensure that paper copies of these titles continue to be deposited in different geographic locations across the country. As agreements have… Read More

Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) and Federal Depository Support Services (FDSS) recently shared a letter with all Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Library Directors with news from 2022 and upcoming plans for 2023. Some of the topics covered include the Task Force on a Digital FDLP, the upcoming Biennial Survey, and the Spring 2023 Depository Library… Read More

  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) for the second year in a row has been named one of America’s best employers by Forbes. GPO ranked in the top five in the category for Government Services. GPO joined other Government agencies such as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Education also included on the list of best… Read More