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Webinar: FDLP Workshop: Investing in Your Digital Presence

January 05, 2024
Register to attend the live training webinar, "FDLP Workshop: Investing in Your Digital Presence." Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speakers: Ashley… Read More

Reminder: Nominate Candidates for the DLC by February 1, 2024

January 02, 2024
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.    The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve as members of the Depository Library Council. New members will serve a three-year term (June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2027). Submit your nomination (or self-nomination) by … Read More

GPO Print Procurement Program Helps Local Businesses in 2023

December 18, 2023
The U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) print procurement program awarded $496 million in contracts with private sector printing companies across the country to meet the printing and publishing needs of Federal agencies in fiscal year 2023. Nearly 78% of all printing ordered by Federal agencies from GPO is performed by private sector firms working under contract… Read More

Ensure You Are Receiving Important Communications from GPO

December 18, 2023
As the FDLP undergoes a transition to a digital framework, important communications are being sent from GPO. There has been an uptick in emails being blocked by some libraries’ email security. In order to ensure important communications are not blocked, libraries are asked to whitelist the following email addresses that GPO uses to send communications: FDLP News:… Read More

FDLP Academy Data and Statistics Webinars from 2023

December 15, 2023
The FDLP Academy presented informative sessions about U.S. Government data and statistics earlier this year. The speakers are subject-matter experts from the Federal depository library community, GPO, and Federal agencies. Below is a list of the webinar recordings:  Census Business Builder 5.3 data.census.gov Data Librarianship Finding Social… Read More

Season’s Greetings from LSCM and SuDocs

December 14, 2023
Dear Federal depository library partners, On behalf of our staff in GPO’s Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) and Superintendent of Documents organizations, we wish you a happy and healthy holiday season. The Federal Depository Library Program is in a time of great transition, and Federal depository librarians have stepped up to the plate,… Read More

GPO & University of Memphis Libraries Digital Content Contributor Partnership: New Peace Corps Publications Added to GovInfo

December 13, 2023
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) would like to commend the University of Memphis Libraries for partnering with GPO to add historic Peace Corps publications to GovInfo.  GPO and the University of Memphis Libraries signed a Letter of Agreement in June 2023, making the Digital Content Contributor Partnership official. This latest collaboration between GPO… Read More

GPO Makes Congressionally Mandated Reports Available To The Public Ahead of Schedule

December 12, 2023
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has made Congressionally Mandated Reports available to the public on GPO’s GovInfo. GPO fulfilled this responsibility ahead of its one-year implementation deadline set by Congress. Reports are now published and available for the public to access at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/CMR. This marks the first time… Read More