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Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) has posted a new set of all MARC bibliographic records (1,022,882) in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) as of March 30, 2022, on GitHub. Brief bibliographic records, also known as brief bibs, are not included in the files. The records are available in UTF-8 in the cataloging-records-all-cgp-utf8 repository and… Read More

Libraries have until midnight, Friday, April 22, to add item numbers to their library’s selection profile using DSIMS. This process normally only takes place at the end of September. It is available to 1) give microfiche selectors an opportunity to add the paper equivalent of their microfiche titles to their profiles, and 2) to give libraries an opportunity to add… Read More

The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) including GPO’s MetaLib will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 8:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Thursday, April 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

Register to attend the live training webinar, "CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support: Overview and Resources." Date: Friday, April 29, 2022 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More

Apply to take part in the second LSCM Pilot Project through Friday, April 15, 2022. The second opportunity is scoped as cataloging, item-level inventory, condition assessment, and digitization of a collection of 200-300 Federal Government print publications focused on a state, region, common theme, or topic, and preferably those without records in the Catalog of U.S… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "There’s a Month for That: Exploring Federal Government Resources for Diverse Monthly Celebrations." Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More

Mark your calendars, and save the dates for the fall 2022 Federal Depository Library Conference: October 17 – 19, 2022. Registration will open this June. GPO staff are investigating the feasibility of the return to a hybrid, in-person/virtual event. We will keep the FDLP community updated via FDLP News & Events. Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Database for Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names." Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. … Read More

Are you participating in the Spring 2022 Depository Library Council Virtual Meeting this week? We’d love to see photos of Federal depository librarians and staff from across the Nation taking part in the annual event. Snap a photo during the Virtual Meeting, and share it with GPO. You could be featured via GPO social media and on FDLP.gov.  Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Discovering Education Research through ERIC."  Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Erin Pollard,… Read More