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Webinar: Library of Congress Veterans History Project

October 14, 2022
Register to attend the live training webinar, "Library of Congress Veterans History Project." Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Kerry Ward, Senior… Read More

Depository Highlights and NCSAs for Fall Conference Bingo

October 13, 2022
The 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference is only four days away. Don’t forget to download your FDL Conference bingo card! To help in filling out the Completed Depository Highlights and Checked my library’s NCSA squares on the bingo card, we are resending this helpful video that shows how to complete each process step-by-step. If you have any questions, please… Read More

GPO’s Responses to Recommendations & Commendation from the DLC

October 13, 2022
Upon the close of the spring 2022 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting, the DLC began developing formal recommendations and a commendation for the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). On August 19, 2022, two recommendations and one commendation were presented. These were reviewed and discussed in detail by GPO staff, and GPO Director Hugh Halpern… Read More

Your Fall 2022 FDL Conference Checklist

October 12, 2022
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. The fall 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference is just days away (October 17 – 19). Are you ready to attend? This quick checklist will help you prepare. Register to attend. Visit the event page. Download the quick reference schedule and the detailed agenda. Review the handouts and… Read More

Historic Publications for Fall 2022

October 12, 2022
New highlights have been added to the Historic Publications page for fall 2022, including: Daily bulletin weather reports from the United States Army Signal Service (1872 – 1877), recently cataloged as part of the GPO Partnership with the University of Minnesota. A report on the 1959 flood of Boise, ID, contributed to GovInfo from Boise State University. New… Read More

Task Force on a Digital FDLP: Comment on the Draft Report through October 14

October 11, 2022
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. Comment on the draft report of the GPO Director’s Task Force on a Digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) through October 14, 2022. Draft Report for Public Comment: Task Force on a Digital Federal Depository Library Program Draft report comment form Task Force on a Digital FDLP… Read More

Get Ready for Fall Conference Bingo

October 11, 2022
The 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference is less than a week away. Let’s have some fun, and play FDL Conference bingo! Keep your bingo card nearby during the conference. Each time you experience something listed on the card, check off the box. Post your completed bingo card, include #FDLConference, and tag @USGPO. If you get ‘bingo’ during a session, chat the… Read More