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Webinar: Information about the U.S. Fire Administration: Publications, Outreach Materials, and the National Emergency Training Center Library
October 04, 2023
Register to attend the live training webinar, "Information about the U.S. Fire Administration: Publications, Outreach Materials, and the National Emergency Training Center Library."
Date: Friday, November 3, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Recording and closed captioning are available…
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Federal Agencies Can Sign-up and Begin Submitting Congressionally Mandated Reports This Month
October 04, 2023
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has moved to the next phase of accepting submissions of congressionally mandated reports (CMR) from Federal agencies during the month of October. Agencies can now sign up for a submission portal account. Beginning on October 16th, agencies can start submitting their reports to GPO through their portal accounts.
To begin the…
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Gearing Up for the 2023 FDLP Preconference & Federal Depository Library Conference
October 02, 2023
This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Depository Library Council (DLC) are busy preparing for the 2023 FDLP Preconference (October 12) and the fall 2023 Federal Depository Library Conference (October 16 – 18).
The FDLP Preconference presents updates from GPO’s Library Services &…
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NCSA Meetings Recap
September 29, 2023
The meetings held the week of September 25 with the National Collection Service Areas regarding the implementation of a new print distribution framework for a Digital FDLP were very productive. LSCM received a lot of feedback about the framework and the Print Distribution Titles List.
For your reference, the slides and recordings for each of the sessions are available…
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Special Selection Offer: NASA 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse Kit
September 29, 2023
GPO has acquired NASA 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse Kits. We were not able to acquire regular distribution copies of this kit, but 100 kits are available as Special Selection Offers (SSOs). Any library may request one kit for their depository collection.
The kit contains English and Spanish fact sheets, safety flyers, a pinhole projector activity, eclipse map, and three…
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GovInfo Collection Development Plan: Version 8 Released
September 29, 2023
GPO’s System of Online Access | Collection Development Plan for fiscal year 2023 is now available on FDLP.gov.
The Collection Development Plan underwent a comprehensive revision to reflect:
Goals of the National Collection of U.S. Government Information, Strategic Plan for FY 2023 – FY 2027.
Effect of the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act on…
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Webinar: Census Business Builder 5.3
September 28, 2023
Register to attend the live training webinar, "Census Business Builder 5.3."
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.
Speaker: Adam P. Grundy, Supervisor, Data User…
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GPO’s Responses to DLC Recommendations
September 27, 2023
Upon the close of the spring 2023 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting, the DLC began developing formal recommendations for the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). On May 17, 2023, two recommendations were presented related to persistent identifier principles and PURL reporting training. These were reviewed and discussed by GPO staff, and GPO…
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Biennial Survey Now Open
September 27, 2023
The 2023 Biennial Survey of Federal Depository Libraries is now open for completion by all Federal depository libraries. Through this mechanism, depositories fulfill their legal obligation to “report to the Superintendent of Documents at least every two years concerning their condition” (44 USC §1909).
All depository coordinators, or the library director if the…
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FDLP eXchange Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange.
Start Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
End Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Total Duration: 3 hours
The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During this period, users…
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