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This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.  The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking a Supervisory Librarian to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbent will assess the technological needs of internal and external customers utilizing a variety of tools, surveys, focus groups and feedback in… Read More

FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 7:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 2 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation while we… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During the period, users are advised… Read More

At the FDLP community’s request, GPO’s Library Technical Services (LTS) has cataloged the websites of the House, Senate, and joint committees and commissions. At the end of June 2022, LTS staff members completed the records for the 57 current committees and commissions. They cataloged 49 new records and adapted eight OCLC records. Most of the records contain a PURL to the… Read More

This message is being posted on behalf of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT), Government Information for Children (GIC) Committee. K-12 students (including homeschoolers) are invited to celebrate Constitution Day (September 17, 2022) by designing a poster showing how they benefit from the freedoms embodied in the U.S… Read More

GPO recently distributed the publication 50 Years of Solar System Exploration: Historical Perspectives. This publication is now being offered as a Special Selection Offer. Libraries not selecting item number 0830-I may request to receive the publication. Cataloging and distribution information: Title: 50 years of solar system exploration : historical perspectives… Read More

GPO’s Library Services & Content Management has a limited quantity of two GPO history publications now available for selection by Federal depository libraries: 1)    Keeping America Informed: The U.S. Government Publishing Office, A Legacy of Service to the Nation, 1861 – 2016 Print: OCLC Number: 950907862  CGP System Number:… Read More

The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) including GPO’s MetaLib will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022, 6:00 a.m. (EDT) During this maintenance period, you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your… Read More

GPO has cataloged the streaming videos of the eight hearings held by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. The records can be retrieved in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) by this search in the expert mode: wau=House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Office of Minority Health Resource Center: National Service for Minority Health Resources & Information." Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of… Read More