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GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for  January 2010 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released. Read More

In response to requests from the Federal depository library community, beginning March 1, 2010, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Congressional Record and the Federal Register will return to regular shipment boxes for distribution. These items will appear on a "P" shipping list that contain congressional items. This change is facilitated by a streamlined workflow that… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and Cornell University Law School are beginning a year-long pilot project to evaluate a conversion process of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) into XML (extensible markup language) format. The CFR is the codification of general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of… Read More

Microfiche versions of the Serial Set are issued in their slip or preliminary form, meaning they have a SuDoc call number that ranges from Y 1.1/3: through Y 1.1/8:. When the final, bound version of the Serial Set is printed a couple of years later, the SuDoc call numbers are changed to Y 1.1/2: volume number, to reflect the volume number of the bound Serial Set.Rather… Read More

As the Washington, D.C. area measured the snow by the foot and struggled to dig out after two devastating snowstorms, employees at the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) braved the elements to print important materials for The White House and Congress. Even after the Federal Government closed, more than 200 GPO employees, which included plant workers, police officers… Read More

The Economic Report of the President, 2010 is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. It is issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisers and transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government.The Economic Report of the President includes:Current and… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Cataloging Record Distribution pilot. Due to the overwhelming response from the FDLP community, GPO has expanded the pilot to include 49 libraries. Participating libraries will receive GPO bibliographic records distributed from GPO's Integrated Library System (ILS). Read More

In response to a recommendation from the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has posted a Request for Information (RFI) for Library Program Consulting and Modeling Services to Federal Business Opportunities. GPO is seeking information to develop practical and sustainable models for meeting the primary objectives of… Read More

Join GPO in providing service to libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. GPO is now recruiting for additional Librarians (Assessment Specialists).For detailed information about the positions, including major duties, qualifications, and instructions on applying, see the posting on USAJOBS.The deadline for applying is February 11, 2010. … Read More

Do you ever wonder how your library can contribute online content to the depository community when you do not have a large staff, extensive resources, or state-of-the-art digitization facilities? Read about the variety of projects that the Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Maryland School of Law manages. Despite being geared towards the Thurgood Marshall… Read More