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Fall FDL Conference: Final Schedule Available & Volunteer to Present a Poster or Exhibit by September 20, 2024
September 17, 2024
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.
The final schedule for the fall 2024 Federal Depository Library Conference (October 21 -23) is now available.
GPO is still seeking posters and exhibitors, but the deadline to volunteer is approaching (Friday, September 20, 2024).
Volunteer to present a virtual poster.
Showcase your FDLP…
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Happy Constitution Day!
September 17, 2024
Happy Constitution Day from the U.S. Government Publishing Office! Federal depository libraries across the Nation are celebrating today with events, contests, giveaways, and more. Snap some photos as your events are taking place, and send them to GPO. Your library could be featured via FDLP.gov and GPO social media. We look forward to seeing and sharing how your…
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Summer Updates to Your FDLP Shipments
September 16, 2024
GPO’s Depository Distribution unit continues to improve procedures at our distribution facility in Laurel, MD. Print Distribution Titles (PDT) are being shipped to PDT recipients. Overall, libraries may note a decline in the number and frequency of their shipments.
Very few shipments are being sent to non-PDT selectors (remaining shipments include, for example,…
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New Electronic Titles for August 2024
September 13, 2024
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for August 2024. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
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Three New FDLP Resource Guides for Autumn
September 13, 2024
FDLP Resource Guides has recently debuted three new guides for the fall season:
America’s GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Then and Now Experiences of Hispanics and Latinos
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
Learn about the Nation’s institutions that focus on its diverse cultures and histories, civil rights experiences of Hispanics and…
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Item Selection Update Cycle – Action Needed by September 30, 2024, & Update to the PDT List
September 13, 2024
Item Update Cycle
Depository libraries have until midnight September 30, 2024, to add any unlimited distribution paper-format titles to their library’s item selection profile. New selections will become effective on October 1, 2024 (Federal fiscal year 2025).
Please note:
Libraries should focus on unlimited distribution titles in the Print Distribution…
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Cataloging Options for FDLP Resources
September 12, 2024
GPO is aware that many libraries are reviewing and discussing options for continued cataloging and discovery of Federal depository resources in response to the end of the Cataloging Record Distribution Program and the closure of MARCIVE, Inc. Both services will end in December 2024. GPO thanks MARCIVE for over 40 years of contributions to the Federal Depository Library…
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GPO-DOD TEAM WINS 2024 SERVICE TO THE CITIZEN AWARD
September 12, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), alongside the Department of Defense (DoD), has won a 2024 Service to the Citizen Award for making it easier for active, retired, and disabled Uniformed Service members and their families to renew their ID cards. GPO, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and representatives from across the Uniformed Services partnered…
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Congressionally Mandated Reports CGP Records Available on GitHub
September 11, 2024
Federal agencies must now submit congressionally mandated reports to GPO in compliance with the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, after first submitting to Congress or any required committee or subcommittee of Congress. Submitted reports are published and made available to the public on GPO's online system of access, GovInfo, in the Congressionally Mandated…
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Call to Action: Complete a Survey on the Future of FDLP Shipping Lists by Friday, September 20, 2024
September 10, 2024
Please consult with your library staff who process FDLP shipments or otherwise make use of shipping list data for other projects to complete a quick, five-minute survey. Due to the changing nature of FDLP distribution, LSCM is seeking information on how shipping lists are currently being used in depository libraries. Responses will help advise on the future creation and…
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