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The FDLP Academy presented a wide array of sessions during the first half of 2023. The informative webinars covered a variety of Government topics by speakers from the Federal Depository Library community, GPO, and Federal agencies. Below is a small sample of these recordings in case you missed them:   Building a Traveling Exhibit Digital Content Contributor… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) will perform scheduled IT maintenance beginning on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. (EDT) and concluding Sunday, August 13, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). During the maintenance period, the following GPO services may experience brief, intermittent downtime: permanent.fdlp.gov Ben’s… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Rural Health Resources."  Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge. Speaker: Faith Steele, Librarian,… Read More

This message is being shared on behalf of Science.gov and its Federal agency partners. Federal agencies are celebrating 2023 as a Year of Open Science, a multi-agency initiative across the Federal Government to spark change and inspire open science engagement through events and activities that will advance adoption of open, equitable, and secure science. Open.Science… Read More

Two new promotional library items are available free to FDLP libraries. 1.  Depository Library Door/Window Decal  The depository library door and window decal has been redesigned, based on your feedback. Now is a great time to replace and upgrade your library’s decal to this new version. As noted in the FDLP Guidance document, ‘Visibility of the… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) welcomes Utah Tech University Library and Open Learning Services as a new member of GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT) designated the library to be part of the program. The library will provide citizens in Saint George, Utah, and the surrounding area with no… Read More

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has completed digitization of 11,140 historic depository shipping lists, primarily print, from 1980-1989. GPO plans to digitize additional shipping lists in FY 2024 and beyond. Depository shipping lists, and their predecessors, list the publications that were mailed to libraries in depository distribution boxes. Numbering and… Read More

New featured publications have been added to the Historic Publications page for Summer 2023, including: Digitized historic volumes of the Congressional Directory. New additions to the Serial Set collection, including issues of the Journal of the House of Representatives and the Journal of the Senate. New contributions from Digital Content Contributor Boise State… Read More

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Preparing for the Unthinkable, Planning for the Inevitable: Disaster Prevention, Response, and Recovery for Libraries."  Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)   Recording and closed captioning are available. All… Read More

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking nominations for two Federal depository library awards. The deadline to submit nominations is August 18, 2023. Library of the Year Nominate an exceptional Federal depository library for the 2023 Federal Depository Library of the Year award. GPO… Read More