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The 2009-2010 edition of the United States Government Manual is now available on GPO Access. As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in… Read More

November 30, 2009 is the deadline for the Biennial Survey to be completed and submitted by ALL Federal depository libraries by. It is through this mechanism that depositories fulfill their legal obligation to "report to the Superintendent of Documents at least every two years concerning their condition" (44 USC 1909).The survey is online. To login:User: Depository library… Read More

The Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects site will be temporarily unavailable for approximately four hours starting at 7:00pm (EST) Friday, November 20th, for site improvements and maintenance. We regret any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience. Read More

Online tutorials on Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) information resources and on finding free Government documents online are now available in the GPO OPAL archive. They are presented by Holly Harper, a student at the University of Washington Information School and a GPO Intern during the summer of 2009.These tutorials will be especially helpful for… Read More

The Public Printer of the United States Bob Tapella recently visited the Central University Libraries at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. While in Dallas visiting the GPO Regional Office, he took advantage of the opportunity to see the Federal depository library collection and services at this active, large facility and to discuss the FDLP with the… Read More

The dissemination format for Public Health Reports will be switching from paper to electronic only on January 11, 2010. In order to ensure your depository has electronic access on that date, you must submit to GPO a completed account validation form that is signed by your library’s director by December 18, 2009.For more information on Public Health Reports, please see the… Read More

(From left to right): Bob Tapella, Public Printer of the United States; Melissa Martin, Supervisor, Science and Government Publications; Gary Klockenga, Government Publications Librarian.Public Printer of the United States Bob Tapella recently visited the Central Library of the San Diego Public Library. While in San Diego visiting a GPO Regional Office, he took the… Read More

GPO is releasing monthly statistics on the activities of Statistics for  October 2009 activites of the FDLP and the Cataloging and Indexing Program have been released. Read More

Proceedings from the October 2009 Federal Depository Library Conference and transcripts from the Depository Library Council Meeting are now available.In addition to the agenda and the schedule of events, also available from this page are:Remarks of Bob Tapella, Public Printer of the United StatesRemarks of Ric Davis, Acting Superintendent of Documents and Director,… Read More

A new presentation has just been added to the GPO OPAL archive. This presentation provides a general overview of the process by which microfiche is distributed to selecting libraries in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Topics covered include a discussion of FDLP tools that libraries can use to monitor their microfiche selections. The audience for this… Read More