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The United States Naval Academy Nimitz Library is an example of a specialized library that proves they can meet both the specific needs of its primary user group as well as the research needs of the general public.Please read our Spotlight Library article for more information on how this library balances all research needs and builds an outstanding specialized collection… Read More

The preliminary detailed agenda for the Depository Library Council meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference with names of speakers, discussion topics, and educational programs has been released.There is still time left for online registration. If you are planning to attend and have not yet registered, online registration closes on October 14th. On-site… Read More

The final issue (November-December 2008) of the Administrative Notes Technical Supplement (ANTS) is being distributed to Federal depository libraries in an upcoming shipment box. ANTS has now ceased as a printed publication. The information that was disseminated in ANTS will be available online only in the new WEBTech Notes application.The new WEBTech Notes application is… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is currently in the process of re-indexing FDsys to include new content. During this time the site will remain active; however, some content will not appear in the search results. Anything published after September 28, 2009 will not be available on FDsys until the re-indexing is complete, which we expect will take a few days. We… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce a ninety-day pilot that increases the z39.50 per session limit to 10,000 for download and retrieval of records from the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), effective October 1, 2009. The existing z39.50 password will remain in place for the duration of the pilot.The pilot is an incremental step in… Read More

Library Services and Content Management (LSCM) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to provide electronic access to Public Health Reports. Public Health Reports is the official journal of the U.S. Public Health Service but is published by ASPH. The peer-reviewed journal is issued bi-monthly and offers articles… Read More

The Federal Depository Library Directory (FDLD) Login page and Public page, may be unavailable for a brief interval of time Tuesday, September 29, 2009 for the implementation of enhancements intended to improve both look and functionality. Some of these are:The link to “Multi-State Regionals” on the public page and on Locate in a Library results pages;An entry in “Help”… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce that the following collections have been authenticated with digital signatures and are currently available on GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys).List of CFR Sections AffectedWeekly Compilation of Presidential DocumentsDaily Compilation of Presidential DocumentsGPO is also in the process of digitally… Read More

Beginning September 30, 2009 the claims fax number for GPO-distributed tangible products (paper and electronic products, including separates) will no longer be in use. After that date, all depository claims to GPO must be submitted through the Web Claim Form on the FDLP Desktop. Calls to the claims fax number, 202-512-1429, will not be processed after September 30… Read More

The U.S. Government Printing Office will be performing routine Web site maintenance on Browse Topics and the FDLP Community site this week. Each site will be taken offline for approximately three hours.The schedule is as follows:Browse Topics on Tuesday, September 22nd from 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., EST.FDLP Community on Wednesday, September 23rd from 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p… Read More